AS A FIERCE blaze continues to rage on Nakhon Nayok’s mountains another helicopter was added to firefighting effort today (Apr. 1) taking the total to six with teams battling the blaze expecting to take another day or two to extinguish it, Naewna newspaper said. The wildfires, which broke out on Wednesday night (Mar. 29),
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Prayut not going to inspect huge fire, but Prawit is doing so
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Mar. 30) that he is too busy to go monitor efforts to put out a huge fire raging across three mountains in Nakhon Nayok but Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan is free to do so in keeping with his duty, Naewna newspaper said. He added that he had
Read moreMountains ablaze in Nakhon Nayok, Phetchabun
A HUGE FIRE has been racing through three mountains in Nakhon Nayok province just northeast of Bangkok since last night (Mar. 29) while equally fierce fires have been spreading unchecked across a mountain and a forest park in north-central Phetchabun province for over 36 hours, Sanook.com and Naewna newspaper said today. The blaze in
Read moreWild elephants flee raging forest fires in Trat
FOREST FIRES roaring through Trat province since Feb. 26 have destroyed over 2,500 rai of forests so far with wild elephants too now fleeing for safety, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 7). Mr. Pasawat Chotiwatphongchai, head of both unit 15 for resolving wild elephant problems and Klong Kaew Waterfall National Park, said after several
Read moreTrat hit by toxic smoke from forest fires in Cambodia
PEOPLE living in large parts of eastern Trat province are suffering from toxic smoke that drifted across the border from forest fires raging in Cambodia despite the Thai military having built an understanding with the neighbouring country that this should not occur, Naewna newspaper said today (Feb. 1). Trat Governor Mr. Chamnanwit Teerat said
Read moreMae Hong Son in dire condition – 135 fire hotspots so far
NORTHERN Mae Hong Son province will likely see an increase in forest fires this year with as many as 135 fire hotspots having been detected during Jan. 1-27, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 28). The Forest Fire Control Centre said it is Mae La Noi district where most of the hotspots were seen, totalling
Read moreFires rage across southern Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Ankara – Dozens of villages were evacuated in tourist hotspots in southern Turkey on Sunday (August 1) as wildfires that have claimed eight lives raged for a fifth day, while blazes also hit Greece, Italy and Spain. Fanned by soaring temperatures and strong winds – with experts saying
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