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13 killed in floods in southern Thailand

By Peter (editor)
Posted in News from Thailand
Tags: , , , , ,
March 31 2011

In the eight southern provinces, 13 people have been killed so far due to the flooding after heavy rainfall. This number will continue to increase. There are several missing.

According to Thai authorities, 4.014 villages have been affected in 81 districts of eight provinces:

  • Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Phatthalung
  • Surat Thani
  • Page
  • Chumphon
  • Songkhla
  • Krabi
  • Phangnga

A total of 239.160 families have been affected, which amounts to 842.324 people.

Mudslides

Another danger is the huge mudslides that destroy entire villages. Thai residents will be evacuated due to these mudslides. The Thai army will also be deployed to help villagers

Weather forecast

In the next few days it will be in the south of Thailand even stir expected. However, the intensity of the showers will decrease. The current weather can be followed on: www.tmd.go.th/en/

Tourists Koh Tao

The Thai navy has evacuated a total of 618 tourists, both Thai and foreigners, from the island of Koh Tao. Everyone has arrived safely at the naval base in Chon Buri near Sattahip. With 18 buses, the stranded tourists were taken to Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi airport, Pattaya and Chumphon. All tourists are in good health.

Koh Samui

Thai Airways International (THAI) has resumed flights to Samui after the airport reopened. Three more flights will be deployed to collect the last 600 passengers stranded by the flooding on Koh Samui. The airport will be cleaned and thus fully operational again.

For more information, call the THAI Contact Center at 02-356-1111 (24 hours a day) or visit the website: www.thaiairways.com.

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2 responses to “13 killed in floods in southern Thailand”

  1. Khun Peter (editor) says up
    1 April 2011 at 12: 04

    Current events catch up with me. 25 deaths have already been registered. I'm afraid it won't stop there.

  2. miranda says up
    1 April 2011 at 21: 02

    Terrible to read. So many people affected by the rainfall and associated flooding.


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