Koh Phangan flooded after heavy all-night rain
TORRENTIAL rain from last night till this morning (Dec. 28) on Koh Phangan island led to several residential areas and roads being flooded with the surge of floodwaters even sweeping a pickup truck into the sea, Amarin TV said this evening. Mr. Noppadol Khaomali, Koh Phangan district chief, said the heavy all-night downpour caused […]
Read MoreSatellite images show over 300,000 rai flooded in the South
IMAGES from RADARSAT-2 satellite obtained by Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) show that a total of 313,621 rai of land, mostly agricultural areas, residential communities and some transportation routes, have been flooded in the South, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Dec. 3). Altogether 49,206 housholds have been inundated while the weather […]
Read MoreChaos as Betong residents rush to fill petrol amid torrential rain
RESIDENT of Betong city in southernmost Yala province and near the Malaysian border queued up to fill petrol at pumps amid ongoing torrential rain fearing a shortage as the key road to Yala city has been cut off with some pumps running out of supply, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Nov. 29). At Ratana […]
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 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 MoreNew monsoon trough to bring heavy rain in 44 provinces
THE Meteorological Department forecast heavy rain across 44 province including Bangkok during Sept. 3-6 as a new monsoon trough is moving down with people urged to beware of flash floods and mudslides while travellers were warned to check the weather before setting forth as Tropical Cyclone Shanshan, downgraded from a typhoon, is now moving […]
Read More8 dead and 10 injured in Phuket landslide
TORRENTIAL RAIN that lashed Phuket all of last night till this morning (Aug. 22-23) triggered a landslide in Karon subdistrict killing eight people, among them a Russian couple, at four damaged houses and villas, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said this afternoon. Ten others have been injured while rescuers are searching for a […]
Read MorePre-dawn floods swamp hundreds of houses in Phayao
TORRENTIAL rain led to forest runoffs flooding over 400 houses in Phayao before dawn this morning (Aug. 21) with the residents barely having time to save their belongings, Amarin TV said. Heavy rainstorms lasting all day and night led to waves of forest runoff gushing into Baan Wiang Moo 1 and Baan Pin Moo […]
Read MoreMae Hong Son village cut off by landslides
RESIDENTS of a village in northern Mae Hong Son province urgently need help after landslides triggered by two days of torrential rain demolished their homes and blocked the road, Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 13). Mr. Phachat Chomchodee, a resident of Mae Gopi village, in Khun Yuam district, said around 400 villagers urgently need […]
Read MoreVillagers in Northern, Northeastern provinces alerted of torrential rain, flash floods
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VILLAGERS IN A DOZEN provinces in an upper part of the country have been alerted to brace for torrential rainwater, landslides and flash floods from today (Aug. 3) until the upcoming Thursday. Department of Disaster Prevention & Mitigation (DDPM) Director-General Chaiwat Junthirapong has today advised those villagers in a dozen […]
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