Tag: Flash floods
Flash floods in upper Thailand during June 13-16
BANGKOK - The Meteorological Department is warning residents in the upper part of Thailand to beware of the possibility of flash floods next week.
Deputy...
15 southern provinces warned of flashfloods, mudslides at weekend
The National Disaster Warning Centre yesterday warned 15 provinces in the South of flashfloods, floods, and mudslides as increasing rainstorms are expected in the...
Royal Foundation and authorities’ distribute aid to flood victims
A community on soi 46 Sukhumvit was one of the many affected areas by the flash floods on the 16th of September from tropical...
Many parts of Phuket at risk of landslides
BANGKOK, 18 September 2015 - Many areas in Phuket province have been submerged due to bad drainage after heavy rain fell on Thursday. A...
Vamco depression enters Thailand, weakens to thunderstorm
BANGKOK, 16 September 2015 - Vamco tropical depression entered Thailand last night and has weakened to clusters of thunderstorms. Residents in northeastern regions are...
Flash floods batter North and Northeast, rainfall set to subside
BANGKOK, 10 September 2012 - The Meteorological Department has reported that torrential rains in the North and Northeast are set to subside today,...
Flash flood cuts railway, roads in North
PHRAE, June 8 - Flash floods have hit several areas in Phrae, cutting a rail line, while train service to the north have...
PM orders measures to cope with floods, storms threaten Thailand
BANGKOK, Sept 26 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered short-term measures to resolve flood problems across the country as the National...
Four dead in flood-related Saraburi apartment collapse
SARABURI, Sept 12 - Four people were killed after a two-storey apartment caved in following heavy downpours in Saraburi, rescue workers are searching for...
NDWC warns of flash floods in north, northeast
BANGKOK, 15 July 2011 – The National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) has warned people residing in the northern and northeastern regions of Thailand...
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