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Mon, 10/03/2011 - 09:17
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Lampang's airport hit by flash floods
BANGKOK, October 3 (TNA) - Flash floods, caused by heavy downpours, hit Thailand's northern Lampang Province overnight, said to be the worst in 30 years by local authorities, critically inundating the provincial airport, a main highway and more than 20 communities.
Over 100 metres of the Lampang Airport's runways were deeply submerged by the abrupt flash floods, reportedly as high as about one metre, prompting the cancelation of inbound and outbound flights at least until this morning. A Bangkok-Lampang flight, carrying some 70 passengers, landed, instead, at the provincial airport of nearby Chiang Mai Province, where the passengers then travelled by land transport to Lampang.
Part of the main Paholyothin Highway, linking Lampang with Payao and Tak Provinces, as well as Bangkok, and linking Lampang with Phrae Province, was also heavily inundated by nearly one-metre flooding water and falling rocks and landslides blocked a road, temporarily paralyzing communications in the affected areas.
Meanwhile, Lampang Deputy Govenor Suwan Klaowsuntorn and chief of Lampang's disaster prevention and mitigation office Kritpetch Petchburananil called an urgent meeting with parties concerned this morning to assess the updated situation, acknowledging that Mae Ta, Koh Ka, Hang Chatr, Sob Prab Districts, as well as Lampang and Khelang Nakhon Municipalities have been seriously affected by the sudden flash floods and need immediate assistance. (TNA)
Over 100 metres of the Lampang Airport's runways were deeply submerged by the abrupt flash floods, reportedly as high as about one metre, prompting the cancelation of inbound and outbound flights at least until this morning. A Bangkok-Lampang flight, carrying some 70 passengers, landed, instead, at the provincial airport of nearby Chiang Mai Province, where the passengers then travelled by land transport to Lampang.
Part of the main Paholyothin Highway, linking Lampang with Payao and Tak Provinces, as well as Bangkok, and linking Lampang with Phrae Province, was also heavily inundated by nearly one-metre flooding water and falling rocks and landslides blocked a road, temporarily paralyzing communications in the affected areas.
Meanwhile, Lampang Deputy Govenor Suwan Klaowsuntorn and chief of Lampang's disaster prevention and mitigation office Kritpetch Petchburananil called an urgent meeting with parties concerned this morning to assess the updated situation, acknowledging that Mae Ta, Koh Ka, Hang Chatr, Sob Prab Districts, as well as Lampang and Khelang Nakhon Municipalities have been seriously affected by the sudden flash floods and need immediate assistance. (TNA)
