Flooding Chumphon

[timber]

The flooding seems to be easing off right now, but

had a very hard time getting to Chumphon on the

highway yesterday. Had to take side roads on the

way back. The highway seemed to be acting as a

dam holding the water back. More water was coming

down that the system could handle.

[Rooo]

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[Rooo]

Southern Train Service Halted Because of Flooding

The State Railway of Thailand has canceled train services in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, while a hospital in the area has begun evacuating patients due to heavy flooding.

Nakhon Si Thammarat railway chief Salaidej Saengpayak announced that train services in Nakhon Si Thammarat have been halted due to flooding causing submerged rail tracks.

This includes about ten routes, including both local services and the route to Bangkok.

Southern train services stop at Tungsong station where buses are used to transport passengers to the Nakhon Si Thammarat rail station.

The State Railway of Thailand will allow full refunds for tickets and has already refunded approximately 10 percent of tickets that were sold in advance.

In the meantime, Tasala Hospital in Tasala District of Nakhon Si Thammarat has evacuated some 50 patients to other hospitals since late Monday night due to flooding.

The hospital was hit by heavy flooding in March and April last year.

The hospital’s Director, Doctor Kitti Ratanasombat said when the floodwater arrived, the hospital relocated ICU patients to Maharaj Hospital.

Some in-patients were discharged to continue their recuperation at home, while about 50 others were moved to Maharaj Hospital yesterday.

The hospital was able to move its equipment and machinery to higher ground in time, and is now using water pumps to pump the floodwater out.

-- Tan Network 2012-01-04