Tag: Vamco
8 roads flooded after Vamco hits Thailand
BANGKOK, 18 September 2015 - 10 roads in six provinces have been damaged by tropical storm Vamco--two of which heavily flooded. Less rain has...
2 flood-hit districts in Rayong declared disaster zones
BANGKOK, 18 September 2015 - Two districts in Rayong have been declared disaster zones after they were heavily hit by tropical storm Vamco. The...
Tropical Storm Vamco weakens, Thailand continues to experience heavy rain
BANGKOK, 18 September 2015 - The Meteorological Department has forecast more rain in most parts of Thailand, as Tropical Storm Vamco weakened to a...
Pattaya declared flood disaster zone, help underway
CHON BURI, 17 September 2015 – The Ministry of the Interior has imposed flood emergency regulations in the beach resort town of Pattaya in...
Health Ministry readies all hospitals for disaster response
BANGKOK, 17 September 2015 – The Ministry of Public Health has instructed all hospitals under its supervision to put emergency units on standby as...
Pattaya reels as Vamco leaves a path of destruction
On Thursday morning Sept. 17 our reporters surveyed the damage after four days of heavy rains from tropical storm Vamco. Vamco has been one...
Stranded tourists on Koh Lan returned to Pattaya
BANGKOK, 17 September 2015 – Some 380 tourists who had been stranded on Koh Lan in Chonburi due to unfavorable weather have been returned...
Homes, cars and property destroyed as Vamco rocks Pattaya
Pattaya homes, cars and property destroyed by Vamco Tropical Storm 18:00 September 16, 2015, Pattaya was rocked by Vamco for approximately two continuous hours...
Storm Vamco helps relieve drought problems
SURIN, 16 September 2015 - Farmers in the Northeastern province of Surin have warmly greeted Depression Vamco as its arrival has brought much-needed rain...
Tropical storm causes havoc on land and at sea
Torrential rain during the night of Sept. 14 throughout the city and the surroundings caused severe flooding in low-lying areas and especially in Pong...
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