MAE FAH Luang Chiang Rai International Airport announced the cancellation of all flights amid severe flooding in the northern province, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Sep. 12). The flooding triggered by Typhoon Yagi has badly affected Mae Sai district and Chiang Rai city with many roads cut off and some
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Coach of Thai cave boys trapped again – by typhoon floods
By AFP and published by CNA THE coach of the young Thai football team that captured the world’s attention when they spent nearly three weeks trapped in a cave has found himself in another watery predicament – stuck on his roof by flash floods. Ekkapol Chantawong told AFP on Wednesday (Sep. 11) he was
Read moreTyphoon Yagi leaves more than 60 dead, dozens missing in Vietnam
By Agencies – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom Hanoi – Emergency workers were racing to evacuate thousands of people from severe floods today (Sep. 10) after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam, killing 63 people and leaving 40 others missing. About 752 people have also been injured in flooding and landslides, officials at
Read moreTyphoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as warning issued to some Thai provinces
By AP – published by Yahoo!News and Thai Newsroom Hanoi, Vietnam – At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country’s north, state media said today (Sep. 8), as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. Described by Vietnamese officials as one of
Read moreSuper Typhoon Yagi slams southern China, shutting schools and cancelling flights
By Reuters – published by Yahoo!News and Thai Newsroom Hong Kong – Powerful gales and heavy rain from Super Typhoon Yagi drenched southern China today (Sep. 6), with schools shut for a second day and flights cancelled as one of the strongest storms to hit Asia this year headed for landfall along Hainan’s tropical
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