"flash flood"

Eight provinces in the South may suffer flash flooding from heavy rains expected to hit the region for four days from Friday, the Phatthalung Office of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said.

Rescue workers continue to battle mountains of slush and debris at a hydropower construction site in north India that was damaged by flash floods that have killed at least 11 people.

Eight provinces have been hit by flash floods, while two have been battered by storms and landslides have been reported in Nan province, director general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, Chayapol Thitisak, announced on Wednesday (August 19).

With more heavy rain expected in 28 northern and northeastern provinces Tuesday and Wednesday, the authorities have taken steps to provide emergency help to people in case of flash flooding and landslides, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

Residents in the northern, northeastern and eastern regions are advised to beware of heavy rain and flash flooding, while the rise of the Mekong River continues to cause problems for people living in several provinces.

A main road and farmland in Phitsanulok's Nakhon Thai district were hit by flash floods early on Wednesday following overnight heavy rains.

Phuket Governor Norrapat Plodthong expressed concerns of possible flash floods following heavy rains in the province.

Khun Korn Waterfall in Chiang Rai has been closed temporarily following a downpour-triggered flash flood early on Wednesday morning that swept through it and damaged more than 100 tourism rafts, Lam Nam Kok National Park officials said.

Two villages in Phang Nga were walloped by mountain run-off early in the overnight hours on Friday, a local politician said.

The Meteorological Department on Friday warned residents of 12 southern provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains and possible flash flooding from Friday to Tuesday.

At least seven people died on Wednesday and more were missing after a strong overnight downpour flooded three towns in Greece, officials said.

FLASH FLOODS inundated many areas of Prachuap Khiri Khan after the province received more than 140 millimetres of rain brought by a tropical depression that made landfall yesterday morning.