NINE districts of heavily flooded Surat Thani province have been declared a disaster zone with Koh Samui and Koh Phangan being among them as three people died amid ongoing torrential rain, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 16). Acting Governor Mr. Thiratum Suphawibulphon called an urgent meeting of agencies battling the floods as torrential
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Khao Yai campers flee floodwaters amid all night rain
TORRENTIAL rain all night long led to Lam Takong camp at Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima, getting flooded with tourists camping there having to quickly flee with their belongings but fortunately no one got injured, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 12). Mr. Chaiya Huai Hongthong, head of Khao Yai National Park, quickly went
Read morePhuket and Phang Nga badly flooded after torrential rain
BOTH Phuket and Phang Nga were hit by flash floods upon being lashed by torrential rain today (Oct. 16) as a result of a monsoon trough moving across the central southern region, Amarin TV said. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said this monsoon trough has triggered continuous rain in the South. So far
Read moreDouble trouble: Quarantine facility gets badly flooded
A LOT of Thai netizens shared and commented on a TikTok video posted by a man who was quarantined for being at risk of contracting Covid-19 but the facility got badly flooded two days before he was to be released, Matichon newspaper said today (Oct. 15). TikTok member wut_matrakorn posted the video
Read morePattaya heavily flooded after bad summer storm
BOTH Pattaya and Banglamung district of Chonburi province were heavily flooded at 3.30 p.m. yesterday after a violent rainstorm lashed the whole area for an hour with floodwaters being 50 centimetres to a metre high at some points, Sanook.com reported this morning (15.5.2020). Flooding was heaviest at Pattaya’s Soi Khao Noi, Sukhumvit and railway roads
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