Tag: Viboon Sanguanpong
Interior Ministry ordered related agencies to prompt for possible flooding
BANGKOK, 25 February 2012 - The Interior Ministry has instructed all agencies related to flood prevention to work harder on the preparation for...
Northeastern residents warned to brace for strong wind and thunderstorms until...
BANGKOK, 10 February 2012 - The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department has warned residents in the country's Northeastern region to be prepared for...
Six Andaman Coast provinces warned of heavy rains
BANGKOK, 12 October 2011 – The Emergency Operation Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide has cautioned residents of six southern provinces on the Andaman...
PM to begin compensating flood victims on 17 Sep in Nakhon...
BANGKOK, 15 September 2011 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is ready to start the allocation of the 5,000-THB compensation to flood victims in Nakhon...
Phitsanulok hard hit by flooding; warning issued for 40 provinces this...
PHITSANULOK, Aug 17 - Flooding in the lower northern province of Phitsanulok is still critical while the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation...
DDPM: 9 provinces remain inundated
BANGKOK, 15 August 2011 – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has concluded that nine provinces remain inundated following tropical storm...
DDPM warns 21 provinces of flash floods
BANGKOK, 9 August 2011 – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned residents in 21 provinces to be prepared for...
22 provinces warned of flash floods, mudslides
BANGKOK, 13 July 2011 – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for possible flash floods and mudslides...
DDPM: 5 provinces inundated
BANGKOK, 30 June 2011 – A total of five provinces have been experiencing flooding due to heavy rainfall during 25-28 June 2011, according...
DDPM warns residents of heavy rain until 25 Jun
BANGKOK, 21 June 2011 –The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned people residing in the central region, the East, and...
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