27 Thai provinces now flooded nationwide

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27 Thai provinces now flooded nationwide
By English News



BANGKOK, Sept 25 - Twenty-seven provinces nationwide are now under floodwater while communities and farming areas located outside flood prevention dykes may be affected as concerned agencies speed up releasing water from the Chao Phraya Dam to handle incoming storms.

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department director general Chatchai Promlert said since September 17, some 1.79 million people have been affected by the flooding. The flood-hit provinces include nine in Northeast, six in the North, four in the central region, four in the East and one in the South.

Among them, 22 provinces have been inundated from forest runoff and waterlogging while three provinces -- Ayutthaya, Angthong and Suphan Buri were flooded by water spilling over the river banks.

Flooding in Chumphon and Kanchaburi has eased, he said.

Mr Chatchai said Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra instructed concerned agencies to work together and that the governors must closely monitor the situation as well as set up an operations command centre.

He said the premier emphasised the need for coherent management of water release operations in upstream areas to the downstream with the amount of rainfall and tidal action should be considered.

For flood-relief mission, Mr Chatchai said the premier urged related officials to conduct full and immediate operations to help the victims.

Information on the flood situation must also be announced to local residents to create better understanding and prevent them from obstructing authorities' operations.

Mr Chatchai added there will be monsoon over the lower North, upper Central and Northeast between September 25-28, resulting in heavy rains.

As the regions have also been flooded, the Royal Irrigation Department must speed up releasing water from Chao Phraya Dam in order to open capacity for the upcoming rainfall.

He said communities and farmland which are located outside flood prevention dykes will be affected.

The director-general however gave assurances that this year's flooding will not be as severe as that of two years ago. Only some areas will be affected by increased rainfall and high tide. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-09-25

[bigbamboo]

I wonder if Mr T still has his pump contact in Korea?........

"Would you like some pumps, Poo?"

"Boots would be better, Pee."

Edited September 25, 2013 by bigbamboo

[h90]

I wonder if Mr T still has his pump contact in Korea?........

"Would you like some pumps, Poo?"

"Boots would be better, Pee."

and where are the pumps he bought for us (from his??? money)?

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Thais warned of diseases during flood

BANGKOK, 25 September 2013 (NNT) – The Public Health Ministry is warning Thais against waterborne diseases. Meanwhile, it has set up a 24-hour hotline to help the infected as well as the flood victims.

Minister of Public Health Pradit Sintavanarong has voiced his concerns over possible epidemics during the flood, given as many as 21 provinces across the country have been experiencing rain-triggered floods. 7 public health centers in Surin and 5 others in Prachinburi have been affected by the heavy flooding. According to the doctor, if these centers reach the point where they cannot provide assistance on site, they will be relocated somewhere else to continue with their services. Relief packages have also prepared and will be distributed to the flood victims.

The minister also warned residents in those provinces against waterborne diseases, such as diarrhea, leptospirosis, hand-foot- and mouth-disease, and dengue fever. He urged all residents in the inundated areas to eradicate all mosquito breeding grounds and wash their hands regularly, adding that the food they eat must be clean and safe for consumption.

Lastly, he said he had ordered Kabin Buri Hospital to set up a 24-hour hotline to assist the flood victims and infected people. Those who need assistance should call 1669, twenty four hours a day.


-- NNT 2013-09-25

[Thai at Heart]

Thais warned of diseases during flood

BANGKOK, 25 September 2013 (NNT) – The Public Health Ministry is warning Thais against waterborne diseases. Meanwhile, it has set up a 24-hour hotline to help the infected as well as the flood victims.

Minister of Public Health Pradit Sintavanarong has voiced his concerns over possible epidemics during the flood, given as many as 21 provinces across the country have been experiencing rain-triggered floods. 7 public health centers in Surin and 5 others in Prachinburi have been affected by the heavy flooding. According to the doctor, if these centers reach the point where they cannot provide assistance on site, they will be relocated somewhere else to continue with their services. Relief packages have also prepared and will be distributed to the flood victims.

The minister also warned residents in those provinces against waterborne diseases, such as diarrhea, leptospirosis, hand-foot- and mouth-disease, and dengue fever. He urged all residents in the inundated areas to eradicate all mosquito breeding grounds and wash their hands regularly, adding that the food they eat must be clean and safe for consumption.

Lastly, he said he had ordered Kabin Buri Hospital to set up a 24-hour hotline to assist the flood victims and infected people. Those who need assistance should call 1669, twenty four hours a day.

-- NNT 2013-09-25

Huh? Where did this come into the nationwide disaster plan? They had still water sitting in towns and cities for 6 weeks last time and there was no outbreak of serious disease.

I thought everything was out of control, now they announce a warning for disease outbreaks?

Oh my lord. It is like deja vu all over again. What next, pre-emptive manufacturing of EM Balls, just to calm everyone down?

[Spare]

Now you see why Yingluck want to go ahead with the flood infra program. But the rest of the Thai population are resisting it.

[DocN]

I am going to stock up beer now!

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Esri Flood Map

http://203.150.230.27/FloodMap/

[Neilly]

Good to see Yingluck's predictions are still 100% incorrect

[nottocus]

There is an upside though. Tourist numbers will increase by 4 million in the next 3 months as people want to experience an Asian Venice. According to the TAT anyway.

[MAN2SIN2BKK]

Esri Flood Map

http://203.150.230.27/FloodMap/

Is this actually working in real time now as the flooded area looks identical to last October when for some reason they stopped updating. The reason I am suspicious is that it shows a massive flood area around Chumsaeng about 40km NE of Nakhon Sawan that was not flooded when we were there 3 days ago

[tominbkk]

Esri Flood Map

http://203.150.230.27/FloodMap/

Is this actually working in real time now as the flooded area looks identical to last October when for some reason they stopped updating. The reason I am suspicious is that it shows a massive flood area around Chumsaeng about 40km NE of Nakhon Sawan that was not flooded when we were there 3 days ago

Yeah I think this is totally inaccurate.

[noitom]

Thais warned of diseases during flood

BANGKOK, 25 September 2013 (NNT) – The Public Health Ministry is warning Thais against waterborne diseases. Meanwhile, it has set up a 24-hour hotline to help the infected as well as the flood victims.

Minister of Public Health Pradit Sintavanarong has voiced his concerns over possible epidemics during the flood, given as many as 21 provinces across the country have been experiencing rain-triggered floods. 7 public health centers in Surin and 5 others in Prachinburi have been affected by the heavy flooding. According to the doctor, if these centers reach the point where they cannot provide assistance on site, they will be relocated somewhere else to continue with their services. Relief packages have also prepared and will be distributed to the flood victims.

The minister also warned residents in those provinces against waterborne diseases, such as diarrhea, leptospirosis, hand-foot- and mouth-disease, and dengue fever. He urged all residents in the inundated areas to eradicate all mosquito breeding grounds and wash their hands regularly, adding that the food they eat must be clean and safe for consumption.

Lastly, he said he had ordered Kabin Buri Hospital to set up a 24-hour hotline to assist the flood victims and infected people. Those who need assistance should call 1669, twenty four hours a day.

-- NNT 2013-09-25

Huh? Where did this come into the nationwide disaster plan? They had still water sitting in towns and cities for 6 weeks last time and there was no outbreak of serious disease.

I thought everything was out of control, now they announce a warning for disease outbreaks?

Oh my lord. It is like deja vu all over again. What next, pre-emptive manufacturing of EM Balls, just to calm everyone down?

It is a cut and paste article from last flood. The only difference is that the Thais are now warning about disease earlier in the process. Last major flood disease was virtually ignored until late stages.

[Thai at Heart]

Thais warned of diseases during flood

BANGKOK, 25 September 2013 (NNT) The Public Health Ministry is warning Thais against waterborne diseases. Meanwhile, it has set up a 24-hour hotline to help the infected as well as the flood victims.

Minister of Public Health Pradit Sintavanarong has voiced his concerns over possible epidemics during the flood, given as many as 21 provinces across the country have been experiencing rain-triggered floods. 7 public health centers in Surin and 5 others in Prachinburi have been affected by the heavy flooding. According to the doctor, if these centers reach the point where they cannot provide assistance on site, they will be relocated somewhere else to continue with their services. Relief packages have also prepared and will be distributed to the flood victims.

The minister also warned residents in those provinces against waterborne diseases, such as diarrhea, leptospirosis, hand-foot- and mouth-disease, and dengue fever. He urged all residents in the inundated areas to eradicate all mosquito breeding grounds and wash their hands regularly, adding that the food they eat must be clean and safe for consumption.

Lastly, he said he had ordered Kabin Buri Hospital to set up a 24-hour hotline to assist the flood victims and infected people. Those who need assistance should call 1669, twenty four hours a day.

-- NNT 2013-09-25

Huh? Where did this come into the nationwide disaster plan? They had still water sitting in towns and cities for 6 weeks last time and there was no outbreak of serious disease.

I thought everything was out of control, now they announce a warning for disease outbreaks?

Oh my lord. It is like deja vu all over again. What next, pre-emptive manufacturing of EM Balls, just to calm everyone down?

It is a cut and paste article from last flood. The only difference is that the Thais are now warning about disease earlier in the process. Last major flood disease was virtually ignored until late stages.

They were predicting all sorts of water borne diseases that didn't really happen

Lots of adverts for tonaf though...

[Thait Spot]

Diarrhoea is a water borne disease? In a way I'd never considered!

Dengue water borne? That's put several trillion mosquitoes out of work!

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

[Mosha]

BIL is lucky. He's in Si Sa Ket. Although he's flooded out, he can afford to move to an hotel.

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UPDATE:
Phuket News:
Floods in 29 provinces, 2.1m affected

BANGKOK: -- A total of 7,962 villages in 191 districts of 29 provinces have been hit by floods since Sept 17, affecting 2,108,977 people, Chatchai Promlert, director general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said on Thursday.

As many as 6,900 houses, 1,146,237 rai of farmland, 2,310 roads and 145 bridges were damaged by the floodwater, he said.

The flood affected provinces in the North are Pitsanulok, Phichit, Petchabun, Kamphaengphet, Nakhon Sawan and Uthai Thani.

Those in the Northeast include Surin, Si Sa Ket, Ubon Ratchathani, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Amnatcharoen, Kalasin, Chaiyaphum, Yasothon and Mukdahan.

In the Central region: Lopburi, Saraburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Kanchanaburi, Ayutthaya, Angthong, Suphanburi and Chainat, experienced flooding.

In the East: Prachinburi, Sakaeo, Nakhon Nayok and Chachoengsao.

Chumphon is the only southern province hit by the floods.

However, the situation in Kanchanaburi, Chumphon, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Nakhon Ratchasima and Kalasin has now returned to normal, Mr Chatchai said.

The director general reported on Wednesday that nine people had been killed by the floods.


-- Phuket News 2013-09-26

[lee b]

So 27 or 29? Or are they just adding them on the list?