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Sun, 10/31/2010 - 21:01
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Heavy rain, high waves, possible floods in South
SURAT THANI, Oct 31 – Several of Thailand's southern provinces have been hit by heavy rain and strong winds as the meteorological department warns of possible flash floods in the region.
In Surat Thani, waves over two metres high damaged about 80 metres of shoreline protection breakers near the Baanpod-Donsak Road in Donsak district as strong winds and heavy waves struck Baanton beach in Narathiwat’s provincial seat to Koh Yao beach in Takbai district, about
50 km stretch of beachfront. Almost 100 fishing boats were forced to remain at sea, waiting for the strong wind to calm before they can go back to shore.
In Nakhon Si Thammarat, local residents living near beaches in Paknakorn subdistrict in the provincial seat were evacuated to safe areas after high tides flooded 30 houses and waves were as high as one to two metres.
Deputy Interior Minister Thavorn Senneam ordered 14 southern provinces to monitor the heavy rain and strong wind which may have an impact on seaside communities and historical sites after heavy rain in the South also caused the 169-year-old city wall at the Songkhla national museum to collapse.
In Songkhla, six electric power poles on a coastal road in the provincial seat were felled, causing a two-hour blackout and about 300 metres of Kohkaew-Natab road was destroyed by waves.
In Phatthalung, heavy rain caused forest torrents from the Bantad mountain range to flow into the Thanae canal in Si Banphot district, causing the water level at the sluice to reach the warning level.
The provincial irrigation department drained water from the canal due the threat of flooding. At the same time local residents have been warned of possible flooding.
In Nakhon Si Thammarat, waves one to two metres high waves 30 homes in the provincial seat and heavy rain increased water in canals, posing a flood risk to farmland. In Pak Phanang district, fishermen moved their boat to higher ground and stored drinking water.
Meanwhile, the meteorological department warned of an active low cell in the lower South China Sea was upgraded to tropical depression and centered about 450 km southeast of Songkhla with maximum sustained winds at about 50 km/hr. It is expected to move through the Gulf and the lower South of Thailand 1-3 November. Torrential rain is forecast in the South and strong winds and waves in the Gulf of Thailand.
People in risky areas along hill slope near waterways and in lowlands should beware of possible flash flood. The director-general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation ordered local offices to be on alert 24 hours. (MCOT online news)
In Surat Thani, waves over two metres high damaged about 80 metres of shoreline protection breakers near the Baanpod-Donsak Road in Donsak district as strong winds and heavy waves struck Baanton beach in Narathiwat’s provincial seat to Koh Yao beach in Takbai district, about
50 km stretch of beachfront. Almost 100 fishing boats were forced to remain at sea, waiting for the strong wind to calm before they can go back to shore.
In Nakhon Si Thammarat, local residents living near beaches in Paknakorn subdistrict in the provincial seat were evacuated to safe areas after high tides flooded 30 houses and waves were as high as one to two metres.
Deputy Interior Minister Thavorn Senneam ordered 14 southern provinces to monitor the heavy rain and strong wind which may have an impact on seaside communities and historical sites after heavy rain in the South also caused the 169-year-old city wall at the Songkhla national museum to collapse.
In Songkhla, six electric power poles on a coastal road in the provincial seat were felled, causing a two-hour blackout and about 300 metres of Kohkaew-Natab road was destroyed by waves.
In Phatthalung, heavy rain caused forest torrents from the Bantad mountain range to flow into the Thanae canal in Si Banphot district, causing the water level at the sluice to reach the warning level.
The provincial irrigation department drained water from the canal due the threat of flooding. At the same time local residents have been warned of possible flooding.
In Nakhon Si Thammarat, waves one to two metres high waves 30 homes in the provincial seat and heavy rain increased water in canals, posing a flood risk to farmland. In Pak Phanang district, fishermen moved their boat to higher ground and stored drinking water.
Meanwhile, the meteorological department warned of an active low cell in the lower South China Sea was upgraded to tropical depression and centered about 450 km southeast of Songkhla with maximum sustained winds at about 50 km/hr. It is expected to move through the Gulf and the lower South of Thailand 1-3 November. Torrential rain is forecast in the South and strong winds and waves in the Gulf of Thailand.
People in risky areas along hill slope near waterways and in lowlands should beware of possible flash flood. The director-general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation ordered local offices to be on alert 24 hours. (MCOT online news)
