PM Prayut orders help to be sent to flood-hit areas in Thailand’s Loei province

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PM orders help to be sent to flood-hit areas in Thailand’s Loei province

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered relief and rescue units to the northeastern province of Loei, to help flood victims and evacuate those in hard-hit areas, as tropical storm Sinlakul, which made landfall in Vietnam this morning, lashes many parts of Thailand with heavy rain.

 

Flash floods have swept through several villages in Muang and Pak Chom districts since Saturday night, inundating roads and low-lying areas.

 

In Ban Soob village of Muang district, about 300 houses were flooded after heavy rainfall in 14 districts of Loei province on Saturday night. Strong flash flooding tore down several utility poles, cutting power and phone lines to Ban Soob village.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pm-orders-help-to-be-sent-to-flood-hit-areas-in-thailands-loei-province/

 

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[colinneil]

Quite hilarious isnt it, Prayut orders help to be sent.

So if he does not give orders for help, are the relief and rescue people just sitting around doing nothing?

[faraday]

Now is the time to use them submarines...????

 

I saw four emergency vehicles belting along the 210 in Nongbualamphu yesterday. It was around 16:30, which, I suppose, is better late than never.

 

 

 

 

[Venom]

Flash floods happen whenever it rains more then 5 minutes! 

[Chassa]

13 minutes ago, Venom said:

Flash floods happen whenever it rains more then 5 minutes! 

24 hours of good tropical rain you mean! That's what really happened.

[holy cow cm]

I am quite enjoying the ongoing rain. 

[peleid]

10 hours ago, Chassa said:

24 hours of good tropical rain you mean! That's what really happened.

Yes, I have never seen loei river rise and flow so fast in the 10 years I have lived there, must have risen 8 meters in 8 hours