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Wed, 09/21/2011 - 14:46
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Floods in Thai North worsening
BANGKOK, September 21 (TNA) - Flooding problems in Thailand have become worsening as more damage crept on to farmlands and properties, forcing even the evacuation of elderly and disabled persons.
In the northern province of Chai Nat, dykes built in a village have been swept away due to strong flood currents, allowing waters to inundate thousands of acres of farmland.
Children, the elderly and disabled persons there have been evacuated while the Muang district chief officer has issued urgent orders for related agencies to accelerate on flood relief work.
In nearby Phitsanulok province, several key roads in the provincial seat have been under high water, making it impassable for vehicles. Drivers have been required to travel on a bypass route linking the city with Uttaradit Province. People with flooded homes have now relocated to higher grounds together with their pets.
The level of flood in Uthai Thani province has also been severe. Several government offices in the province have been under water, forcing authorities and the local people to travel on tractors and trucks.
Four government agencies including the Royal Thai Navy, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, and the Port Authority of Thailand on Wednesday joined in an operation to discharge excess water in the Chao Phraya River out to the sea.
The operation, carried out using large ships during high tides of the river and ended at about 11.00 a.m. local time, was aimed at preventing seawater from inundating Bangkok.
According to Interior Ministry’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, twenty-four provinces throughout the country have now been hit by severe floods, affecting more than 1.9 million people and over four million acres of farmland.
To date, 130 people have drowned and two are still missing, the department said. (TNA)
In the northern province of Chai Nat, dykes built in a village have been swept away due to strong flood currents, allowing waters to inundate thousands of acres of farmland.
Children, the elderly and disabled persons there have been evacuated while the Muang district chief officer has issued urgent orders for related agencies to accelerate on flood relief work.
In nearby Phitsanulok province, several key roads in the provincial seat have been under high water, making it impassable for vehicles. Drivers have been required to travel on a bypass route linking the city with Uttaradit Province. People with flooded homes have now relocated to higher grounds together with their pets.
The level of flood in Uthai Thani province has also been severe. Several government offices in the province have been under water, forcing authorities and the local people to travel on tractors and trucks.
Four government agencies including the Royal Thai Navy, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, and the Port Authority of Thailand on Wednesday joined in an operation to discharge excess water in the Chao Phraya River out to the sea.
The operation, carried out using large ships during high tides of the river and ended at about 11.00 a.m. local time, was aimed at preventing seawater from inundating Bangkok.
According to Interior Ministry’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, twenty-four provinces throughout the country have now been hit by severe floods, affecting more than 1.9 million people and over four million acres of farmland.
To date, 130 people have drowned and two are still missing, the department said. (TNA)
