Disaster warnings improved

By Post reporters

A natural disaster warning network will be formed in all 14 southern provinces to increase the region's surveillance capability, a seminar was told. All 14 provinces face varying degrees of risks from natural disasters such as severe land subsidence, mudslides, mountain run-off and flash floods, said Tosaporn Nutanong, director of the Mineral Resources Department's environmental geology and geohazard division.

Continued here at the Bangkok Post

Disaster mitigation center set up in Songkhla

The Songkhla Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office has established the disasters relief center to aid flood, storm and mudslide victims. The center will prepare measures to prevent and handle possible natural disasters.

Head of the office Vijit chantarapan (วิจิตร จันทรปาน) reveals that his office has been in cooperation with the Meteorological Department around the clock to update the weather condition. According to the department, a moderate southwest monsoon is prevailing in the Andaman Sea, the southern part and the Gulf of Thailand, causing heavy rain in the eastern region of the south for a couple of days. Hence, the Songkhla Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office has set up a center at the provincial city hall to provide assistance to those affected by disasters.

The center will hold a meeting with related agencies to outline plans and strategies in preparation to tackle natural disasters on October 5th.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 02 October 2007