Thousands of Ranong residents evacuated

The Nation

Flood relief agencies on high alert in Chumphon, Surat Thani

RANONG: -- Ranong has seen flash floods two days in a row. The first wave on Tuesday night prompted a school to close while yesterday's flood at noon resulted in an evacuation order for 3,000 households.

Flood water yesterday hit three tambons in Kapur district, inundating 500 households in urban communities and another 1,000 in remote areas. Another 1,500 communities, including a large area of pigpens and shrimp ponds, were later hit, despite flood warnings that followed from the incident in a separate district of Ranong late on Tuesday night.

Those evacuated have not yet been permitted to return to their homes for fear of a third flash flood amid high tides and high rainfall, said Wichai Sricharoen, head of the local tambon administrative organisation.

Flood relief agencies have been readied in Ranong and neighbouring Chumphon while those in Surat Thani are on standby after lowlying districts were flooded, with 60 households evacuated. Other Surat Thani districts affected are Vibhavadi and Khiri Ratthanikhom where lowlevel inundation has affected residents living near the Tapi River.

National parks close routes

In Phatthalung, waterfalls in a number of national parks have been declared offlimits to tourists after heavy rain in the past few days, while trekking paths along Banthad mountain ridge have also been closed indefinitely.

In the North, four villages in tambon Ban Kew of Lampang's Mae Tha district have been hit by flash floods while rainwatermeasuring devices have been installed to monitor levels at 10 locations in Chiang Mai's Doi SuthepPui national park.

Park chief ranger Amphorn Panmongkhol said closure of parts or even the entire park could be ordered if rainwater levels neared dangerous levels, especially in areas near Mae Sa and Mok Fa waterfalls in Mae Rim and Mae Taeng districts respectively.

-- The Nation 2012-06-07

La-Un canal yesterday was at "Super Moon" high tide levels, in Khao Fa Chi AKA Sam Sip.

? thats a bit sharp m8?

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An inflammatory post has been deleted.

Considering all the claims the government has made not hard to put up a inflammatory post. Just put up the truth about how little they have done is almost inflammatory.

Can hardly wait for the spin they put on this one.

My sincere best wishes to the TV members and your families over there in Ranong. It must be terribly distressng. As a Chumphon resident, there but for the grace of God...

An inflammatory post has been deleted.

Considering all the claims the government has made not hard to put up a inflammatory post. Just put up the truth about how little they have done is almost inflammatory.

Can hardly wait for the spin they put on this one.

I was in Nakhon and Surat last year at the floods. These floods were different than Bangkok. Very strong currency. It was like you stay in the middle of a river in mountains.

I recall they visit the King in the hospital and asked for advice and he told the main problem is that they build many new roads (which are pretty high up) parallel to the beach WITHOUT concrete tubes below them so the water can go to the sea.

As well cutting the forests, etc etc.

there was one year time.

We have Thaksin government and putting concrete tubes below unimportant small streets does not bring much bribe money.

Nothing was done.

No surprise

My sincere best wishes to the TV members and your families over there in Ranong. It must be terribly distressng. As a Chumphon resident, there but for the grace of God...

I saw it in Surat 1 year ago......it is terrible.....if not seen with own eyes it can't be imagined.....

La-Un canal yesterday was at "Super Moon" high tide levels, in Khao Fa Chi AKA Sam Sip.

Best get your wellie's out Mosha.

Amazing how quickly so many threads get hijacked into being a anti-Govt thread.

Guess I should look elsewhere to do my visa run!