SEVERAL hours of continuous heavy rain since this morning (June 30) has led to almost the entire island of Phuket being heavily flooded and 14 flights diverted, PPTV HD 36 said. Phuket Information Centre said 14 flights were unable to land at Phuket airport due to poor weather conditions and were diverted to Surat Thani,
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Chaengwattana badly flooded after heavy rain
HEAVY rain in Bangkok and surrounding area earlier today (June 26) led to Chaengwattana road being heavily flooded on both sides from Foreign Ministry onwards triggering heavy traffic congestion as vehicles slowly move through floodwaters, Naewna newspaper quoted FM91 Trafficpro said saying at 3.27 p.m. Later at 5.23 p.m. FM91 Trafficpro again reported that
Read more4 dead as rescue boat capsizes in Narathiwat floods
A FAMILY OF four, two adults and two children, drowned as they travelled through raging floods in southern Narathiwat province on a rescue boat but rescue operation to help people stranded in their homes is still continuing, Amarin TV and Matichon newspaper said today (Dec. 26). Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is due to fly
Read moreFlood alert in Khon Kaen as major dam releases more water
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VILLAGERS LIVING IN a dozen districts of Khon Kaen have been told to brace for imminent flooding due to an increased volume of rainwater being released from a major dam from today (Oct.18), officials said. Those living in areas below Ubonrat dam have been alerted by the authorities to prepare
Read more2 Chiang Rai villagers die as flash floods gush through their district
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO VILLAGERS WERE KILLED due to last night’s (Oct.16) flash floods in a low-lying district of Chiang Rai, officials said. The bodies of the deceased villagers, 58-year-old and 12-year-old males, were found after torrential rainwater and flash floods had swept over terrains in Pan district in the middle of the
Read moreFlood alert in 6 Esaan provinces amid increased dam discharge
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VILLAGERS IN LOW-LYING TERRAINS of six northeastern provinces were today (Oct.16) alerted to brace for more excessive water coming from dams in the next few days, officials said. A large volume of rainwater to be released daily from Ubonrat dam in Khon Kaen and Lampao dam in Kalasin would likely
Read more3 villagers killed, 2 missing in Phayao flash floods
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THREE VILLAGERS WERE KILLED and two others missing due to last night’s (Oct. 14) torrential rain and flash floods in Phayao, officials said. The three fatalities reportedly caused by the flash floods coming down the mountains to valleys occurred in Chiang Muan district of the northern province to which Agriculture
Read moreA few lower Esaan provinces spared severe flooding
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FEW LOWER NORTHEASTERN provinces are being spared severe flooding which could otherwise wreak havoc without a water-holding dam during the weekend, officials said today (Oct.13). Ubonrat dam in Khon Kaen is currently releasing no more than 15 million cubic metres of water daily onto Chi River running through the
Read moreLow-lying terrains in dozen provinces remain flooded
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LOW-LYING TERRAINS in a dozen provinces are still under water due to torrential rain and flash floods with possibility of being further flooded later this month, officials said today (Oct.11). The provinces yet affected by torrential rain and flash floods which have more or less damaged agricultural and residential areas
Read moreFive villagers killed in Sukhothai flash floods
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FLASH FLOODS have claimed five fatalities in the upper central province of Sukhothai so far, officials said today (Oct.7). The five unnamed villagers of Sukhothai were reportedly killed due to the flash floods primarily caused by rainstorms and the overflowing Yom River during an early period of a monsoon season.
Read moreMajor dams in Isaan provinces to release more water daily
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MAJOR DAMS IN NORTHEASTERN provinces are releasing an increased volume of water daily to receive more excessive waters from above the dams and contain imminent flash floods in low-lying terrains of the entire Isaan region throughout this month, officials said today (Oct.6). Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was briefed on the
Read more49 provinces alerted for more flash floods from tomorrow
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORTY-NINE PROVINCES in nearly all regions are forecast to be further hit by flash floods from tomorrow, officials said today (Oct.5). Villagers in the 49 provinces in the northeastern, upper central, mid-central, western, eastern and southern regions are being considerably affected over the weekend by more torrential waters and flash
Read moreVillagers in mid-central provinces alerted over upcoming flash floods
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VILLAGERS ON EITHER SIDE of rivers in the mid-central region have been alerted in the wake of flash floods expected over the upcoming weekend, officials said today (Oct.4). Those living in low-lying terrains in vicinity of either bank of Chao Phraya River, Noi River and Pasak River running through the
Read morePM vows to keep flooding and drought ‘in balance’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Oct.3) pledged to see to it that the authorities will practically keep flooding and drought “in balance” to the extent that villagers, farmlands and other property be affected the least possible. The prime minister said the flooding situation in the northern, northeastern, eastern and central
Read moreDrought ironically hits Nakhon Sawan’s outer district
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FARMERS IN AN OUTER district of Nakhon Sawan are ironically affected by drought despite an average distance of 40 kilometres between their villages and the capital district where flash floods are anticipated sooner than later in the current monsoon season, officials said today (Oct.2). The villagers in five subdistricts of
Read moreSwiss tourist dies in jump at Phuket Airport; more heavy rain today
A SWISS MAN who jumped from the third floor of Phuket Airport last evening and was rushed to the hospital died this morning (Sep. 23) while the Meteorological Department warned the tourist island faces more torrential rain today after yesterday’s downpour led to Patong beach being heavily flooded, Phuket Times online news service said.
Read morePatong flooded after heavy rain lashes Phuket
AFTER TORRENTIAL rain battered Phuket today (Sep. 22) several parts of Patong beach got badly flooded with some residents using boats to go through flooded roads that had turned into a river, Naewna newspaper quoted Phuket Times online news service as saying. With floodwaters having risen to half-wheel level small vans could no longer
Read moreRanong heavily flooded as weakened Typhoon Talim hits Vietnam
By Reuters – published by CNA and Naewna THREE days of heavy rain in southern Ranong province led to forest runoff gushing into its famed hot springs with residents in the city warned to prepare for inundation, Naewna newspaper said. Provincial authorities have closed the hot springs until the flooding recedes while those living
Read moreParts of Phang Nga flooded after days of heavy rain
TORRENTIAL rain lasting days led to parts of southern coastal Phang Nga province being heavily flooded with both houses and palm plantations inundated, Naewna newspaper said today (July 3). Photos taken by a camera drone flown by Phatthalung province reporter shows the extent of damage at Khok Khian subdistrict, Takua Pa district, which isa
Read moreMany communities isolated in ‘record-breaking’ Western Australia floods
By Reuters and published by CNA Sydney – Australia’s weather forecaster said on Sunday (Jan. 8) that record-breaking floods in the country’s northwest had now left many communities isolated, as the days-long crisis continued. The emergency in the Kimberley – an area in Western Australia state about the size of California – was sparked this
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