RT@RichardBarrow: About 400 people taking part in a seminar about political prisoners on the road in front of Criminal Court http://t.co/eqVBSolp - TR @Bus_Te

RT@RichardBarrow: GMM-Z has sold nearly 1 million satellite boxes within 4 months. TrueVisions has sold less than 2 million over many years TR @noppatjak

PM meets flood committee before start of upcountry trip

BANGKOK, June 10 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is due to meet with National Water Resources and Flood Policy Committee (NWFPC) before leaving the capital to inspect progress of flood prevention measures in the provinces.

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RT@RichardBarrow: A baby elephant was born late last night at the Elephant Kraal in Ayutthaya (Pic @Thairath_News) http://t.co/TRd8n1eY

Tourist missing in Phangnga flash flood

PHANGNGA, June 10 - Rescue workers are searching for an Egyptian tourist who went missing in a flash flood in Phangnga, while one police volunteer was injured in a storm-related incident in Trang.

The tourist was whitewater rafting in the Klong Songphraek stream and went missing three days ago in the flash flood.

Meanwhile, in the provincial seat of Takua Pa district, the floodwater level remains at one metre deep while residents have moved to the second floor.

In Ranong, local officials of the disaster prevention and mitigation department are fixing a portion of flood-damaged road in Kapoe district with a 20-metre bailey bridge to temporarily help 1,000 local residents not be cut off and be able to transport their farm produce.

The work is expected to finish in one or two days. Soldiers distributed royally-sponsored relief supplies to those affected, but it is still not adequate to meet needs.

In Trang’s provincial seat, the floodwater in Bag Rak subdistrict rose to about one metre, forcing residents to evacuate children and pets by boat and to move their belongings to higher ground.

While the floodwaters at some locations reached two metres deep, some villages reportedly were cut off amid rising water levels.

Meanwhile, heavy rain and strong wind in Na Ta Luang subdistrict felled a large tree on a car and injured a local police volunteer.

In Krabi, heavy rain in the afternoon was reported in Ao Luek and Plai Phraya districts, triggering a mudslide on Krabi-Surat Thani Road in Ao Luek district.

The flash flood also damaged the bridge in a village in Plai Phraya district, causing about 50 households to be cut off. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2012-06-10

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