Tag: flooding
Many provinces continue to experience flooding
Many areas across Thailand remain submerged under flood water following days of heavy rainfall.
In the southern province of Pang Nga, residents in Kapong district...
Heavy rains expected across the Kingdom
BANGKOK – The Meteorological Department has announced heavy rain is to be seen across the nation with particular caution voiced for 13 provinces in...
Ministry places all provinces hit by rains on flood and landslide...
The Ministry of Interior today placed all the country's provincial offices on flood and landslide alerts after floodings and mudslides were reported in many...
Pattaya to spend 1.1m baht to repair Naklua Bridge
Pattaya will spend 1.1 million baht to repair the Naklua Bridge. Erosion from flooding caused by heavy rain has damaged the bridge’s foundation, creating...
Rayong fears flooding could happen again
RAYONG, 29 September 2015 - Some roads in Rayong province have been submerged after the rain fell continuously. The province warned people to prepare...
New pumps can’t save Highway 7 from flooding closure
The Highway Special Maintenance Department installed five pumps on the Bangkok-Chonburi Expressway after a section became impassable during last week’s storms. The onset of...
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...
Beach Road pumps flunk first test
Flood water gushes out from Pattaya Soi 6 and 6/1, flooding Beach Road and carving out huge trenches in the sandy beach opposite. The...
Flooding on Thepprasit Soi 9
Rainy season may be over officially, but flooding remains a problem on Thepprasit Soi 9. Resident Amnuay Robroo said that an open field behind...
Chonburi officials brainstorm flood prevention
Chonburi officials brainstormed ideas on how to prevent or mitigate the province’s incessant rainy-season flooding. Head of administration at Chonburi City Hall, Pratan Surakitbaworn...
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