Phumtham slams netizens alleging govt took better care of floods in the North
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai angrily denied that the government took better care of floods in the North that the current one raging in the far South with relief supplies not delayed as alleged by some netizens online, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 30). Phumtham said he had sent Deputy Defence Minister Gen. […]
Read MoreYala city surrounded by floodwater cutting off travel
WITH TORRENTIAL rain continuing for the third day today (Nov. 28) in southernmost Yala province all 10 subdistricts surround Yala city are now heavily inundated cutting off travel beyond this province, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 28). Accumulated rainfall over the past two days, Nov. 26-27, reached 579.8 millimetres, triggering flash floods, forest runoffs […]
Read MoreSongkhla heavily flooded as heavy rains lash lower South
TWO Songkhla districts were heavily flooded last evening (Nov. 27) with floodwater flowing into people’s homes in some areas amid a warning by the Meteorological Department that heavy to very heavy rain will continue in the lower South till Saturday Nov. 30, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. In Khlong Hoi Khong district floodwater […]
Read MoreSamut Prakan badly flooded as seawater rises
RISING seawater flooded many areas of Samut Prakan today (Nov. 17) with several roads turned into canals and the flooding likely to worsen tomorrow, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Seawater started flowing in at 8 a.m. this morning with a two-lane road from Phra Samut Chedi junction to the entrance to Pom Prakan village […]
Read MorePattaya flooded after torrential rain
AN HOUR-LONG heavy rain lashed Pattaya this evening (Nov. 14) leading to many areas of the seaside tourist city being badly flooded, Naewna newspaper said. Locals in parts of the city that get regularly flooded are now getting used to coping with the situation with floodwaters being 30 to 70 centimetres high this time. […]
Read MoreThousands protest over handling of Spanish flood disaster
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Valencia – Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday (Nov.9) over regional authorities’ handling of devastating floods that killed more than 220 people in one of Europe’s worst natural disasters for decades. In the latest demonstration over the floods, protesters […]
Read MoreElephants brave floodwaters to deliver supplies to flood victims
A FAMOUS monk at a temple in Chiang Mai sent elephants wading through floodwaters to deliver supplies to flood victims stranded in an area inaccessible by boats and vehicles yesterday (Oct. 6), Amarin TV said. The much-needed and useful work done by the elephants was shared by Facebook user Sandy Aloha who wrote, “Most […]
Read MoreSatellite images show extent of flooding in Chiang Mai
SATELLITE images taken yesterday and released today (Oct. 6) by Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) showed the extent of severe floods in Chiang Mai city and Mae Rim district after the Ping river overflowed its banks, Naewna newspaper said. These images taken by Sentinel-2B satellite, showing inundation of residential areas, transportation routes […]
Read MorePing river reaches record high triggering flood chaos in Chiang Mai
THE Ping river flowing through Chiang Mai reached a record high of 5.28 metres at P1 gauge point, Nawarat Bridge, at 8 a.m. this morning (Oct. 5) triggering flood chaos with the whole northern city heavily inundated, TV Channel 7 said. This surge of the river is higher than the maximum 4.90 metres measured […]
Read MoreThousands of animals trapped at badly-flooded park
MORE than 5,000 large animals are trapped in the heavily-flooded Elephant Nature Park at Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district since 4 p.m. yesterday (Oct. 3) with torrential rain and fast-flowing floodwaters preventing officials from entering the area, Amarin Tv said this afternoon. Ms. Saengduean “Lek” Chailert, founder of Save Elephant Foundation and Elephant Nature […]
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