OVER 60,000 households in Ayutthaya are suffering terribly from severe floods as parts of this province adjacent to Bangkok have been inundated for over three months leading to 15 deaths with many victims now camping at roads along with their animals, Amarin TV said this morning (Nov. 14). The Chao Phraya Dam in Chainat
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Nonthaburi flooded as Chao Phraya Dam releases more water
THERE is severe traffic congestion on three roads in Nonthaburi province which got flooded after Chao Phraya Dam gradually increased its discharge rate from 2,750 to 2,800 cubic metres per second from 10 a.m. onwards today (Nov. 9), PPTVHD36 quoted Khao Khon Non news outlet as saying on Facebook. Soon after the dam increased
Read moreCity floods easing as BMA rushes to drain out floodwaters after torrential rain
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said at midmorning today (Nov. 3) significant flooding in many parts of the city caused by torrential overnight rain has started to recede in almost all areas but small alleys and low-lying zones remain inundated, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said. The heavy downpour last night only stopped at
Read moreSenator urges govt to deal with increased flooding caused by Malaysia’s border wall
A SENATOR asked whether the government has a plan to deal with the flooding problem worsening due to Malaysia having started building a border wall at Kelantan state opposite Thailand’s Narathiwat province and abutting Sungai Kolok river, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Chaiyong Meerungsakul, a senator who came from the media industry and is a
Read moreChaos as flash floods hit Phang Nga tourist areas
HEAVY flash floods caused by Khao Lak mountain runoffs overflowing canals while running to the sea in Phang Nga province this afternoon (Oct. 22) inundated tourist areas alarming holidaymakers, Amarin TV said The strong mountain runoffs turned red after spreading from the canals at around 2 p.m. then swiftly flowed into Khao Lak
Read moreParts of Ayutthaya heavily flooded
SIX districts of Ayutthaya are now badly flooded after Chao Phraya Dam’s water discharge rate rose to 2,000 cubic metres per second for the fourth consecutive day causing the water level in both Chao Phraya and Noi rivers to rise continuously, Amarin TV said. The provincial Disaster Relief Office said 88 subdistricts, 535 villages
Read moreLom Sak city paralysed by flooding, disaster likely to worsen
TORRENTIAL rain led to swollen Pa Sak river overflowing its banks and severely flooding Lom Sak city in Phetchabun, with the disaster likely to worsen, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said today (Sep. 1). Aside from nine subdistricts of Lom Sak being being flooded, Nam Nao and Lom Kao districts are also inundated.
Read moreTropical storm Kajiki kills five, leaves seven missing in northern Thailand
By Reuters – published by CNA and Amarin TV AT LEAST five people have been killed and seven remain missing after heavy rains and landslides brought on by tropical storm Kajiki swept across northern Thailand, the Thai disaster agency said on Thursday (Aug. 28). Kajiki made landfall as a typhoon in Vietnam earlier this week,
Read morePhayao flooded as tropical storm Wipha reaches the North
By Amarin TV and Thai Newsroom TROPICAL storm Wipha which is moving along a monsoon trough covering upper Laos and upper North unleashed torrential rain and floods in Phayao province with Chiang Kham Hospital having to change the traffic route last night, Amarin TV said this morning (July 23). Several districts of this northern
Read moreRayong district badly flooded after hours of morning rain
RAYONG’S Ban Khai district got heavily flooded in many areas today (May 27) after torrential rain lasting over four hours from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. lashed this area and while the rain has begun to ease and stop, the floodwater level remains high, Naewna newspaper said. Flooding has spread to many important areas
Read moreKoh 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 moreRelentless rain pounds parts of the South, Asian Highway closed at Chumphon
CONTINUOUS torrential rain lashing in many parts of the South since yesterday (Dec. 13) , especially in Chumphon and Surat Thani, disrupted travel as many roads are floods particularly the southbound route via Chumphon which is now closed, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon. All eight districts of Chumphon are flooded with both farmlands and
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 moreFlood crisis continues in Pattani with food shortage in many areas
FAR SOUTH Pattani province continued to suffer from severe flooding today (Dec. 1) with floodwater still rising and residents having to wade through it to ask for food handouts, Naewna newspaper said this evening. While Nong Chik-Pattani road is partially passable today and residents were able to come out to ask for food, in
Read morePhumtham 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
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