Flood victims receive
some compensation from the government for their suffering during the
Sept. 30 and Oct. 8 floods.
Phasakorn Channgam
More than 500 area families each received 5,000 baht
compensation for damage caused by local flooding in September and
October.
Banglamung District Chief Chaowalit Saeng-Uthai and
Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome presented the disaster payments to 509
families at Pattaya School No. 2 Dec. 28. Pong Sub-district officials
were also on hand to distribute aid to residents there.
The 2.55 million baht handed out came from the
national government’s flood-disaster compensation fund. While Pattaya
suffered nowhere near the flooding damage of central Thailand or
Bangkok, families could qualify for the stipend if they had to evacuate
their homes quickly or lived in flooded conditions for seven days.
The Banglamung and Pattaya cases stemmed from
substandard infrastructure that prevented heavy rains on Sept. 30 and
Oct. 8 from draining quickly.
In all, 958 area households received government
handouts in compensation for local flooding during the recent rainy
season.
