North And South Thailand Continues To Reel Under Floods

[george]

North and South continues to reel under floods

THAILAND: -- Many areas of the northern, northeastern and southern regions continued to suffer flooding after heavy rains and Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday instructed state agencies to closely follow the situation and to promptly provide assistance to flood victims.

Flash floods reportedly hit many provinces early yesterday, including Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Tak and Phetchabun.

Urging the public to follow weather reports, Abhisit said he was ready to visit the flood-affected areas to give moral support and relief to the people who have been heavily hit by the floods. Despite official assistance being delivered, the water level in some areas not only did not recede but was rising, particularly after continuing rain, he said.

During his visit yesterday to flood victims in Phichit, Labour Minister Phaithoon Kaeothong said that the government had invested the Bt300-million budget to employ the workers affected by flooding at their hometowns in a bid to prevent them from pouring into Bangkok in search of jobs. The flood-hit provinces were instructed to survey and assist the affected workers by hiring them at about Bt150 per day.

Phichit's 271 villages and 33,595 rai of farmland in 12 districts have suffered inundation since September 25.

Ang Thong's Pa Moke district saw 10 riverside homes being flooded as the Chao Phya River Dam released 1,600 cubic metres of water on the previous night. Chai Nat's Wat Sing district also suffered forest floods yesterday at 10am, affecting 600 homes and 3,000 rai of farmland.

In Ubon Ratchathani's Warin Chamrap district, deputy national police chief General Pansiri Prapawat yesterday delivered 200 relief bags granted by HM the King to the flood victims as 11 communities along Mun River there were under water. Chaiyaphum's Phakdi Chumphol district reported a landslide, blocking the Nakhon Sawan-Chaiyaphum Road, while some 1,500 houses were damaged by floods.

Up North, two days of heavy rains triggered flash floods at 4am yesterday, affecting 500 families in six villages of Chiang Mai's Doi Tao district. The neighbouring province of Lamphun saw 1,000 residents in Li district flee a flash flood at 3am.

The worst flash flood in 60 years hit 11 villages in Lampang's Mae Phrik district yesterday and swept away 10 houses located on the banks of Huai Mae Phrik stream and threatened to destroy 20 nearby homes.

Local officials and soldiers hastily helped villagers evacuate and move belongings. An 80-year-old blind man died from drowning.

Eight villages in Lampang's Thoen district saw a flash flood destroy homes, roads and farmlands, some areas of which were two metres under water.

Twenty villages in Phetchabun were marooned and under nearly two metres of water. Local soldiers, two GMC trucks and two flat-bottomed boats were dispatched to assist the victims.

Some 400 houses in Tak's Sam Ngao and Ban Tak districts were flooded as the Wang River overflowed yesterday. About 1,500 relief bags were promptly sent to the victims there. Forest flood in Mae Ramat district also broke a 100-metre-long bridge across the Mae Teun River, marooning nine villages even as the river level rose amid continuing rains.

In Pattani's Muang district, 13 crew members, whose fishing boat had sunk in Malaysian waters in the rough seas on Friday, returned to the Pattani Jetty yesterday. However, 13 others remained missing. Authorities in Pattani are contacting concerned agencies in both Thailand and Malaysia to help search for them.

-- The Nation 2009-10-04

[stevehaigh]

North and South? dry as Dubai down here at the moment.

[Bagwan]

North and South continues to reel under floods

Twenty villages in Phetchabun were marooned and under nearly two metres of water. Local soldiers, two GMC trucks and two flat-bottomed boats were dispatched to assist the victims.

20 villages, 2 trucks and 2 boats. Predictably, no expense spared then.

[ryladie99]

North and South continues to reel under floods

THAILAND: -- Many areas of the northern, northeastern and southern regions continued to suffer flooding after heavy rains and Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday instructed state agencies to closely follow the situation and to promptly provide assistance to flood victims.

Flash floods reportedly hit many provinces early yesterday, including Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Tak and Phetchabun.

Urging the public to follow weather reports, Abhisit said he was ready to visit the flood-affected areas to give moral support and relief to the people who have been heavily hit by the floods. Despite official assistance being delivered, the water level in some areas not only did not recede but was rising, particularly after continuing rain, he said.

During his visit yesterday to flood victims in Phichit, Labour Minister Phaithoon Kaeothong said that the government had invested the Bt300-million budget to employ the workers affected by flooding at their hometowns in a bid to prevent them from pouring into Bangkok in search of jobs. The flood-hit provinces were instructed to survey and assist the affected workers by hiring them at about Bt150 per day.

Phichit's 271 villages and 33,595 rai of farmland in 12 districts have suffered inundation since September 25.

Ang Thong's Pa Moke district saw 10 riverside homes being flooded as the Chao Phya River Dam released 1,600 cubic metres of water on the previous night. Chai Nat's Wat Sing district also suffered forest floods yesterday at 10am, affecting 600 homes and 3,000 rai of farmland.

In Ubon Ratchathani's Warin Chamrap district, deputy national police chief General Pansiri Prapawat yesterday delivered 200 relief bags granted by HM the King to the flood victims as 11 communities along Mun River there were under water. Chaiyaphum's Phakdi Chumphol district reported a landslide, blocking the Nakhon Sawan-Chaiyaphum Road, while some 1,500 houses were damaged by floods.

Up North, two days of heavy rains triggered flash floods at 4am yesterday, affecting 500 families in six villages of Chiang Mai's Doi Tao district. The neighbouring province of Lamphun saw 1,000 residents in Li district flee a flash flood at 3am.

The worst flash flood in 60 years hit 11 villages in Lampang's Mae Phrik district yesterday and swept away 10 houses located on the banks of Huai Mae Phrik stream and threatened to destroy 20 nearby homes.

Local officials and soldiers hastily helped villagers evacuate and move belongings. An 80-year-old blind man died from drowning.

Eight villages in Lampang's Thoen district saw a flash flood destroy homes, roads and farmlands, some areas of which were two metres under water.

Twenty villages in Phetchabun were marooned and under nearly two metres of water. Local soldiers, two GMC trucks and two flat-bottomed boats were dispatched to assist the victims.

Some 400 houses in Tak's Sam Ngao and Ban Tak districts were flooded as the Wang River overflowed yesterday. About 1,500 relief bags were promptly sent to the victims there. Forest flood in Mae Ramat district also broke a 100-metre-long bridge across the Mae Teun River, marooning nine villages even as the river level rose amid continuing rains.

In Pattani's Muang district, 13 crew members, whose fishing boat had sunk in Malaysian waters in the rough seas on Friday, returned to the Pattani Jetty yesterday. However, 13 others remained missing. Authorities in Pattani are contacting concerned agencies in both Thailand and Malaysia to help search for them.

-- The Nation 2009-10-04

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[johnnort]

"delivered 200 relief bags".

Would somebody explain what a 'relief bag' is; Size, contents, etc..

[Bagwan]

"delivered 200 relief bags".

Would somebody explain what a 'relief bag' is; Size, contents, etc..

Did anybody else think colostomy?

[george]

PM: Government closely monitors flooding; Health ministry warns of six diseases

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Sunday his government is monitoring flooding situation in the country closely and the cabinet will this week assess damages again so that budget could be allocated to assist the flood victims.

Speaking during his weekly television and radio address, Mr. Abhisit said he had ordered relevant government agencies last Tuesday to lay out their plans to respond to Thailand’s floods, and urged the public to weather forecasts on a regular basis as weather is still unpredictable.

So far 12 provinces, mostly in the North and Northeast, continue to have flooding conditions, Mr Abhisit said. Serious floods could be seen now in the northeastern provinces of Ubon Ratchathani and Si Sa Ket, while Lampang and Lamphun provinces in the North are the worst-hit following heavy rains last weekend.

Mr Abhisit said the Cabinet would discuss the flood situation on Tuesday and reassess the country’s damages. The government will provide assistance to the victims.

Meanwhile, Dr Paichit Varachit, acting permanent secretary for public health, warned that six diseases including leptospirosis, cholera, typhoid, hepatitis, red eye and dengue fever usually break out during floods.

Provincial mobile medical units will provide free service to flood victims as well as distribute information on preventive measures for flood-related disease to the public, said Dr Paichit.

Of the six diseases, the number of patients suffering from red eye and leptospirosis had risen sharply by about 8 per cent from January through September 29 compared to the same period last year, Dr Paichit said.

-- TNA 2009-10-04

[george]

PM says Govt did not ignore plights of flood victims

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Sunday that his government has been sending help to alleviate the plights of flood victims nationwide.

Speaking during his weekly TV programme, Abhisit said the government gave special attention to the flooding in several provinces.

He said he instructed all ministries and government agencies concerned during the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to visit flood victims to assess the damages and provide help accordingly.

"I hereby affirm that I have already had complete information of the flooding situations nationwide. If the situation does not improve at any province, I'll have to go there to take care of it myself," Abhisit said.

Earlier, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on his Twitter page that the government was ignoring the plights of flood victims and was preoccupying with the police chief's appointment and other political issues.

-- The Nation 2009-10-04

[Scott]

I hope this isn't another opportunity dumb some bad fish on some unsuspecting people.

My thoughts are with those affected by this situation. Hopefully, we will be seeing an end to the rains soon.

[Scott]

I hope this isn't another opportunity dumb some bad fish on some unsuspecting people.

My thoughts are with those affected by this situation. Hopefully, we will be seeing an end to the rains soon.