PHATTHALUNG, 3 January 2012 (NNT) – Heavy rain in Phatthalung Municipality has caused all roads in the area to be submerged under 60-70 cm. of water, while also flooding households. After more than 4 hours of heavy rain, plus the recent water level in the area, Phatthalung was hit with a flash flood even though […]
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Jan 3 – Heavy rainfall and flooding hit several southern Thai provinces as the New Year opened, disrupting travel with all flights suspended at Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport, and railway tracks and a main highway underwater. In Nakhon Si Thammarat, Governor Wirote Jiwarangsan declared three districts disaster zones, ordering government workers to […]
PATTANI, Jan 3 – Two Thai Army soldiers on Tuesday were killed in a bomb ambush in the southern border province of Pattani, according to local police. The victims were identified as Lt Direksin Rattanasin and Sgt Yuttaya Jumpamee of the Pattani Special Task Force Unit 25. The two were seriously wounded and both died […]
SURAT THANI, Jan 2 – Flooding in the southern provinces has cut off some villages, submerging portions of highways and leaving some tourists and local residents stranded or cut off from the outside world. In Surat Thani, overnight rain caused flooded roads in the municipality and surrounding areas. In Kanchanadit district, a flash flood from […]
SONGKHLA, 2 January 2012 (NNT) – Twelve districts, out of 16, in Songkhla Province have been declared flood disaster zones; however, the overall flood situation has improved, with the water levels in Hat Yai expected to reduce today. According to Hat Yai News Center, 12 districts in Songkhla including Hat Yai have been declared disaster […]
SONGKHLA, Jan 1 – A villager reportedly drowned in flood-hit Hat Yai district of the southern Songkhla province as flooding has extended to many provinces in the South following two days of incessant rains. The drowning victim’s identity has yet to be released by local authorities. Read more: MCOT
The atmosphere in Thailand’s southern metropolis of Hat Yai is lively as 2011 draws to a close, with Thai, Malaysian and Singaporean travellers joining up for the “Night Paradise Hat Yai” countdown event, while moe than Bt100 million is expected to circulate during the festive period. Starting on Friday at the town centre, the event […]
The Meteorological Department of Thailand on Friday afternoon issued a warning for people in eastern coastal provinces of the South to prepare for widespread scattered rain with heavy falls in some areas and the danger of floods from today to January 1. The department said the northeastern monsoon is now prevailing over the Gulf of […]
