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Tue, 10/19/2010 - 15:44
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Thailand floods: Death toll rises to seven
BANGKOK, Oct 19 – Thailand’s central and northeastern provinces are facing
critical flooding, which claimed two more lives in Lopburi, raising the death toll
to seven on Tuesday following five deaths reported earlier in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, hardest hit by floods.
Thousands of displaced flood victims in Nakhon Ratchasima, hit by the worst
flooding in 50 years, facing difficulties while waiting for assistance in terms of food and water.
Representatives of the Thai Red Cross Society will arrive in Nakhon Ratchasima on Tuesday to make about 2,500 packs of food per day for flood victims and will stay in the area for one week.
In Lop Buri, where two people were killed when their car was swept away by
floodwaters, the province declared all 11 districts disaster zones.
In Prachinburi, floodwaters in the old market Kabin Buri market remain at one to two metres depth.
The waters of the Prachinburi River flowed around some 800 riverside houses in Kabin Buri and Si Maha Phot district. The floodwater are as deep as one to three metres.
In Pichit, incessant rain for the whole week caused the Nan River bank to soften and 11 houses on the river bank were seriously damaged while about 100 houses are prone to collapse and at-risk areas were announced as danger zones.
The water level of the Pasak River has increased and overflowed into residential areas. Swollen canals have flooded local communities while residents build sand embankment to prevent more flooding.
In Si Sa Ket, forest torrent from the Phanomdongrak mountain range flowed into six reservoirs, triggering floods into about 40,000 acres of farmland and paddy fields so far. Several roads were cut off.
In Chaiyaphum, water has been released from the Lampatao dam after the water level exceeded the dam’s capacity following heavy rain. Residents living along the Chee River were warned of the second round of flash floods.
Transport Minister Sophon Zarum estimated highway damage caused by flooding cost at least ten million baht. Train service in Nong Khai was expected to resume Tuesday around noon after workers clear the tracks. Other northeastern routes and all northern and southern trains are already in full service. (MCOT online news)
critical flooding, which claimed two more lives in Lopburi, raising the death toll
to seven on Tuesday following five deaths reported earlier in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, hardest hit by floods.
Thousands of displaced flood victims in Nakhon Ratchasima, hit by the worst
flooding in 50 years, facing difficulties while waiting for assistance in terms of food and water.
Representatives of the Thai Red Cross Society will arrive in Nakhon Ratchasima on Tuesday to make about 2,500 packs of food per day for flood victims and will stay in the area for one week.
In Lop Buri, where two people were killed when their car was swept away by
floodwaters, the province declared all 11 districts disaster zones.
In Prachinburi, floodwaters in the old market Kabin Buri market remain at one to two metres depth.
The waters of the Prachinburi River flowed around some 800 riverside houses in Kabin Buri and Si Maha Phot district. The floodwater are as deep as one to three metres.
In Pichit, incessant rain for the whole week caused the Nan River bank to soften and 11 houses on the river bank were seriously damaged while about 100 houses are prone to collapse and at-risk areas were announced as danger zones.
The water level of the Pasak River has increased and overflowed into residential areas. Swollen canals have flooded local communities while residents build sand embankment to prevent more flooding.
In Si Sa Ket, forest torrent from the Phanomdongrak mountain range flowed into six reservoirs, triggering floods into about 40,000 acres of farmland and paddy fields so far. Several roads were cut off.
In Chaiyaphum, water has been released from the Lampatao dam after the water level exceeded the dam’s capacity following heavy rain. Residents living along the Chee River were warned of the second round of flash floods.
Transport Minister Sophon Zarum estimated highway damage caused by flooding cost at least ten million baht. Train service in Nong Khai was expected to resume Tuesday around noon after workers clear the tracks. Other northeastern routes and all northern and southern trains are already in full service. (MCOT online news)
