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Southern Thailand floods: 91 dead and four missing

By Editorial
Posted in News from Thailand
Tags: ,
January 29 2017

The floods that have ravaged southern Thailand since December 1 have so far killed 91 people and four are still missing, a government spokesman said. The victims fell in 12 provinces.

At least 1,8 million people (590.000 households) have been affected by the floods. More than 4.310 roads are damaged, as are 38 bridges, 270 sewers, 126 small dams, two water reservoirs, 70 government buildings and 2.336 schools.

Repairs to the infrastructure have already started in seven provinces. In five provinces there is still water in some places that needs to be drained.

The Thai Meteorological Department expects the extreme rainfall to stop because the northeast monsoon is less strong.

Minister Ormsin says that schools in the South have a great need for textbooks and uniforms. He asks companies that produce them to donate to the schools.

Source: Bangkok Post

Number of times read: 227

11 responses to “Southern Thailand floods: 91 dead and four missing”

  1. According to says up
    29 January 2017 at 15: 42

    Is it known whether the train route from Bangkok to the south – Surat Thani is still in operation?

    • lung addie says up
      30 January 2017 at 03: 28

      train traffic from Bankok to Surat Thani is completely normal again. No more problem.

  2. eddy from Ostend says up
    29 January 2017 at 19: 03

    Is there any problem to go to Hua Hin-am there in April?

    • lung addie says up
      30 January 2017 at 03: 23

      From BKK to Hua Hin there is no problem and there has been no problem. From the South to Hua Hin there is no problem anymore. Only the work on the renewal of Highway 4 is causing some delays in some places.
      In Bang Sapan, where two bridges were destroyed, they have been replaced by two emergency bridges. There is also some delay here, but not what you can really call a problem. By the way, I passed by last Friday and it's all going pretty smoothly.

    • Nelly says up
      30 January 2017 at 04: 03

      Hua Hin is not in the southern provinces

  3. Nan says up
    29 January 2017 at 22: 40

    What about khao sok ? And Koh Samui?
    Can we have a normal stay in those 2 places or is there a lot of damage ??

    • lung addie says up
      30 January 2017 at 11: 09

      Khao Sok itself had no problem. Koh Samui did have serious problems but they have already been resolved. The people here have to live from tourism. Is there a lot of damage? As a tourist you will notice little or nothing of this. You will not notice that many Thais in this region have lost their meager possessions and tools. You will certainly no longer have to help remove the mud from their homes and make their house habitable again. So don't worry, come and spend your holiday in the south.

  4. Hans Bosch says up
    30 January 2017 at 02: 40

    Dear Eddy, Hua Hin has hardly had any problems. In April it is high summer in Thailand. Then every drop of water has evaporated like snow in the sun…..

  5. Gdansk says up
    30 January 2017 at 03: 33

    In Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala, as far as I have been able to judge, it is 'business as usual' again.

  6. Jip & Sanne says up
    30 January 2017 at 07: 48

    And Pai? We want to go backpacking in Thailand for three weeks and are worried whether the jungle trekking and washing the elephant in Pai can continue. Is the night market open?

    • Khan Peter says up
      30 January 2017 at 07: 57

      If you go backpacking I would also buy or at least look at a map of Thailand. Pai is located in the northwest of Thailand. The floods are in the deep south.


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