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Thu, 05/12/2011 - 12:02
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Floods hit the North and the South of Thailand
LAMPHUN, May 12 (TNA) - While floods prevail in many northern and southern provinces of Thailand, conditions are subsiding in some areas including Lee and Ban Hong districts of Lamphun province, where over 6,000 families have been affected.
People are cleaning and repairing their houses, vehicles and appliances after flash floods hit four sub-districts of Lee district and three sub-districts of Ban Hong district. A number of houses as well as agricultural produce and property have been damaged. Flood currents have also damaged a bridge which crosses the Lee river leaving Road No. 106 impassable.
In Trang province, rains have been ongoing for several days and causing the level of the Trang river to rise. People living along the river banks in Muang Trang district are now fearing that their houses will be flooded again. Their communities were submerged in March this year and the people are watching the level of the river around the clock. Many roads leading to local villages are becoming impassable and many families have prepared their boats to move their belongings if their localities are flooded.
Wibul Sa-nguanpong, director-general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said heavy rains continued on May 9 and 10, 2011, and caused flash floods in 225 villages of three provinces namely Lampang, Lamphun and Phrae, though he did say that the situation is now improving in all three provinces. (TNA)
People are cleaning and repairing their houses, vehicles and appliances after flash floods hit four sub-districts of Lee district and three sub-districts of Ban Hong district. A number of houses as well as agricultural produce and property have been damaged. Flood currents have also damaged a bridge which crosses the Lee river leaving Road No. 106 impassable.
In Trang province, rains have been ongoing for several days and causing the level of the Trang river to rise. People living along the river banks in Muang Trang district are now fearing that their houses will be flooded again. Their communities were submerged in March this year and the people are watching the level of the river around the clock. Many roads leading to local villages are becoming impassable and many families have prepared their boats to move their belongings if their localities are flooded.
Wibul Sa-nguanpong, director-general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said heavy rains continued on May 9 and 10, 2011, and caused flash floods in 225 villages of three provinces namely Lampang, Lamphun and Phrae, though he did say that the situation is now improving in all three provinces. (TNA)
