Phuket Donations Sought For Flood Victims Nationwide

Phuket donations sought for flood victims nationwide

A scene from Nathawee District in Songkhla Province, which is

experiencing its worst flooding in 40 years.

Another image showing the depth of the water on streets in Nathawee District.

PHUKET: -- The Phuket Provincial Office and the Phuket Red Cross are asking for the public to donate items for flood victims nationwide.

Donations of cash, clothes and dried or sealed foods will be accepted at the Jamjuri Ballroom at the Phuket Merlin Hotel in Phuket Town on Saturday between 1pm and 5pm.

Money transfers can be made to:

Account name: Phuket Flood Victim Relief

Bank: Krungthai Bank

Branch: Phuket

Account number: 805-0-39371-2

Swift code: KRTHTHBK

Meanwhile, Jungceylon is accepting donations of flood-relief items today through Friday.

For convenience, two collection points have been set up on the ground floor: one at the information kiosk in front of SuperSports, the other at the information kiosk in front of Kasikorn Bank.

Donations are accepted daily from 11am to 10pm.

The donations received at Jungceylon will be transported south and distributed to flood victims in Songkhla, Narathiwat and Pattani provinces.

The transport will be provided Saturday by the Fourth Army Region, which is headquartered in Nakhon Sri Thammarat.

-- Phuket Gazette 2010-11-03