Storm Pabuk: 6 dead and relief efforts are underway
The death toll from tropical storm Pabuk has now risen to six. The relief efforts are starting to get going with the distribution of survival kits, food and other aid. Today, Prime Minister Prayut will visit the worst affected district of Phak Panang.
Still a lot of rain due to weakened Pabuk
The dreaded tropical storm Pabuk, now weakened to a depression, slowly moved towards the Andaman Sea yesterday afternoon. Pabuk still provides a lot of rain in the northern provinces of Phetchaburi and Prachup Khiri Khan.
Tropical Storm Pabuk made landfall in southern Nakhon Si Thammarat province yesterday afternoon. Some coastal villages in the Pak Phanang district were the victims. The storm then swept over parts of Pattani, Narathiwat and Songkhla.
At 5:11.00 a.m. Thai time on January 15, the depression “PABUK” was located about 55 km west of Takua Pa (Phangnga). Wind speeds of 10 km/h have been measured and the storm is moving in a west-northwest direction at a speed of XNUMX km/h.
Thailand is preparing for Pabuk, the strongest tropical storm in 30 years. Waves of five to seven meters high, wind gusts of more than 100 kilometers per hour, heavy rain and tidal waves that can cause flooding are expected. Tens of thousands of tourists have already fled the islands of Koh Tao, Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in recent days.
Due to tropical storm Pabuk, which is expected to rage across southern Thailand today and tomorrow, the ferry service from Pattaya to Hua Hin has been temporarily suspended.
Tropical Storm Harriet of 1962
The many news reports about the upcoming tropical storm Pabuk, which can cause a lot of nuisance and damage, occasionally recall Thailand's deadliest tropical storm Harriet, which swept across southern Thailand in 1962.
The population of eleven southern provinces must prepare for the arrival of Cyclone Pabuk, which will lash south-western Thailand with extremely heavy rain and dangerously strong gusts of wind from today to Saturday.