Tag: Disaster
Chiang Rai and Uttaradit declared disaster zones from drought
CHIANG RAI, Feb 23 – Two northern provinces of Chiang Rai and Uttaradit have been declared disaster zones affected by drought, as locals are facing [Read More…]
Southern Thailand may be hit by tsunami in five years
Some 2,000 people in Ranong listened to Dr Smith Dhammasaroj’s forecast yesterday that the South would suffer another tsunami in five years. Smith chairs the [Read More…]
4 provinces declared emergency disaster zones: DDPM
BANGKOK, 4 January 2012 (NNT) – A number of provinces in the North and the Northeast of Thailand have been hit by drought and declared [Read More…]
Phitsanulok declared disaster zones from drought
PHITSANULOK, Jan 29 – Drought in the lower northern province of Phitsanulok has extended, prompting the province to declare two districts as the disaster zones. [Read More…]
All Korat cold spell disaster area
All of Nakhon Ratchasima has been declared a disaster area as cold weather now prevails in all of the northeastern gateway province’s 32 districts. Provincial [Read More…]
11 die in New Zealand balloon crash
A hot air balloon burst into flames and crashed to the ground in New Zealand on Saturday, killing all 11 people on board, after apparently [Read More…]
Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra orders faster disaster warnings
BANGKOK, 4 January 2012 (NNT) – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has instructed government agencies to warn the public of disasters faster by using all available [Read More…]
12 districts in Songkhla declared disaster zones
SONGKHLA, 2 January 2012 (NNT) – Twelve districts, out of 16, in Songkhla Province have been declared flood disaster zones; however, the overall flood situation [Read More…]