PM visits Sukhothai to gauge flood situation

[webfact]

 

By Sirakij Pornbanggird

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has visited Sukhothai province to seek a long-term solution to floods in the area, as citizens in many districts of Sukhothai are affected by floods whenever there is a long period of rainfall. Aside from Sukhothai, other provinces in the lower northern region also have a similar problem with recurring regional flooding.

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-O-Cha along with General Anupong Paochinda, Minister of the Interior, and Justice Minister, Somsak Thepsuthin first visited Wang Yai subdistrict in Sri Samrong, where the area has been severely inundated for days while the water level has kept rising.

 

At Sri Samrong district, over 92 villages and 13,000 residents have been affected by the flood as water has been overflowing Mae Mok reservoir’s spillways in Lampang district for many days. The flood situation is now larger than Sri Samrong district, as overflowing water from other reservoirs has continuously flooded the western part of Sukhothai’s Mueang district and other areas. Most roads are now inaccessible by smaller vehicles. Houses are flooded and more are at risk if the water level keeps rising.

 

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation also reported that aside from Sukhothai, the Tian Mu storm also caused inundation in Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Tak, Pichit, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon Ratchathani, Nakhon Sawan, Chainat, Sing Buri, and Ayutthaya. In only four provinces - Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, and Tak, has the situation now been resolved.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-09-27

 

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[RichardColeman]

Rain 1 PM prediction 0.

 

But not to worry, he will go away and write a 24 verse song about the resilience of the Thai people. Available on iTunes next week

[smedly]

thought he said he had it all under control a couple of weeks ago, maybe he can order it to go away lol

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Prime Minister has visited Sukhothai province to seek a long-term solution to floods in the area, as citizens in many districts of Sukhothai are affected by floods whenever there is a long period of rainfall.

Where exactly is the town of Sukhothai, it seems to have disappeared?

[Kwasaki]

54 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Where exactly is the town of Sukhothai, it seems to have disappeared?

Come and see,  you can park up and get a boat in. 

[Denim]

And as he looked out of his helicopter he confirmed :

 

" Yup, it's flooded '

[Lucky Bones]

Gee, he is a really intelligent, good retired army Bloke. I wonder if he will "visit" other provinces when trickle-down sets in?

I wan't aware that water flows from north to south in Thailand. Really happy he enlightened me.

Floods will likely get here in Pattaya and add to further wash the sand away during Monsoon season. SMH.

 

[edwinchester]

Somebody said he looks like a right Canute. I think that's what they said anyway.

[clivebaxter]

Just saw him on the news, his advise was to pray and build 2 story houses! Already being made fun of on tik tok !

[Hayduke]

 

Uncle is always directly involved in the suffering of the Thai people....wherever and whenever the country is cursed by dreadful misfortune.

 

 

[Lucky Bones]

5 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

Just saw him on the news, his advise was to pray and build 2 story houses! Already being made fun of on tik tok !

Sadly so true! 555

[Kwasaki]

3 minutes ago, Hayduke said:

 

A truly amazing man….always there wherever and whenever the Thai people are afflicted by dreadful misfortunes.

 

Well over the years much work has been carried out for flood control in New Sukhothai city so maybe he should go after the people he paid the money to, to fix it. 

[metisdead]

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[Burma Bill]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

more are at risk if the water level keeps rising.

Perhaps the Czar should change his name to Canute???????

 

[bobandyson]

Quick!!! Somebody call Carabao. We urgently need an uplifting song to raise the spirits of those affected.

 

[PETERTHEEATER]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation also reported that........

..........they will change their name to The Department of Flooding.......

[Kwasaki]

The Historical Park lake is full in Old City Sukhothai time to open the some gates and send excess water to New Sukhothai. ????

[robblok]

1 hour ago, Burma Bill said:

Perhaps the Czar should change his name to Canute???????

 

Actually not really if you had read up on this you would know that King Canute did not think he could control water. He tried to control water to show his underlings that he did not have this power. Because he just wanted to demonstrate his powers were limited. His followers thought he could do anything while he just wanted them to get a realistic view of him.

 

But your not alone most people get it wrong

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-13524677

[ourmanflint]

Pretty sure lots of experts were warning back in spring that in this La Nina year this would be a strong possibility. Thai fortune tellers/government advisers seem to have ignored this information for the further benefit of Thailand

[NoshowJones]

Didn't the unelected PM say just last week there would not be any floods?

[sammieuk1]

Lucky he brought his dehydration gun and fixed the problem immediately ????

[Kwasaki]

3 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

Didn't the unelected PM say just last week there would not be any floods?

That is what I was told but since he has been in power of govt the govt has given a lot of money to someone who has done a lot of work in and around New Sukhothai and maybe been told by them "all sorted gov" but it has failed and just sent one big lot of water to another place which I've never seen before.