Flash floods kill 5 in Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nakhon Si Thammarat - Five people have died in flash flooding in this southern province with the floods forcing many schools to close and thousands of school children to stay home.
Nakhon Si Thammarat - Five people have died in flash flooding in this southern province with the floods forcing many schools to close and thousands of school children to stay home.
Authorities reported at least Bt210 million in damages in the province, with more than 150,000 residents affected. Most of province has been flooded for several days.
Fifty schools have suspended their classes in the province. Local people evacuated their belongings to higher ground. Most government offices have closed in the face of metre-deep floodwaters.
About 20 fishing community homes in Pak Phanang and Hua Sai districts near the beach were struck by waves as large as three metres high.
In Surat Thani, six districts--Chaiya, Tha Chang, Khirirat Nikhom, Kanchanadit and Donsak--were declared disaster zones due to flash floods.
Khiri Ratthanikhom, Tha Chang, and Chaiya districts were hit by flash flooding Thursday night following flooding in Don Sak and Kanchanadit and many roads in the provincial seat are flooded.
Some areas are under three metres of water, but no causalities have been reported.
Wind, heavy rain and rough seas mean that ferry boats and fisheries have been on alert in provincial waters.
{literal}
Top Stories
- Court sentences woman who stabbed students in 2005 to four years in jail
- Royal Funeral of HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana
- Royal pyres down the ages
- A tradition of highest honour
- Pirates hijack Thai fishing boat off Somali coast
- Mourners pay last respects to princess
- Nine northern Thai provinces under special watch for bird flu
- Stepping to heaven
- Former village chief shot dead in front of his child
- Chalerm aims for more compulsory licensing for essential drugs
Tel 66-2-338-3000(Call Center), 66-2-338-3333, Fax 66-2-338-3334