Post by bahnoo on Aug 31, 2006 11:15:46 GMT 7
WEATHER / HEAVY RAINS
Phuket road reopens, northern provinces feel effects of floods
POST REPORTERS
Katu-Thung Thong road in Phuket's Kathu district, which was hit by mudslides triggered by heavy downpours, was reopened yesterday. Tuesday's rains brought traffic on the road to a standstill early in the morning as one lane became impassable. There were no reports of casualties.
The provincial Disaster Mitigation and Prevention Centre has been working against the clock to clear the mud and drain water from the road's surface.
Meanwhile, several northern provinces are still feeling the effects of flash floods caused by torrential rains in recent days.
In Phichit, around 300 households in four villages of Sam Ngam district were inundated as the Yom river burst its banks.
The disaster mitigation centre warned people in Pho Prathap Chang and Pho Thale districts and Bung Na Rong sub-district to be on full alert for possible floods.
Authorities put sandbags in place and pumped out water while preparing flat-bottomed boats to help affected locals.
In neighbouring Phitsanulok, rain storms inundated downtown roads and caused traffic to become gridlocked.
Heavy downpours in Sukhothai doubled the water level in the Yom river and triggered floods in Muang district. Worst-hit was Ban Tha Phra village.
Water levels in the river have reached a critical point, while a number of trees have collapsed on local roads.
In the Northeast, floods hit Muang municipality of Si Sa Ket as the run-off from Phnom Dong Rak mountain range overflowed a local creek. The floods swamped roads and several houses in the neighbourhood.
In Pattaya, Wednesday's rainstorm submerged two kilometres of beach from North to South Pattaya, marring tourists' holidays.
Phuket road reopens, northern provinces feel effects of floods
POST REPORTERS
Katu-Thung Thong road in Phuket's Kathu district, which was hit by mudslides triggered by heavy downpours, was reopened yesterday. Tuesday's rains brought traffic on the road to a standstill early in the morning as one lane became impassable. There were no reports of casualties.
The provincial Disaster Mitigation and Prevention Centre has been working against the clock to clear the mud and drain water from the road's surface.
Meanwhile, several northern provinces are still feeling the effects of flash floods caused by torrential rains in recent days.
In Phichit, around 300 households in four villages of Sam Ngam district were inundated as the Yom river burst its banks.
The disaster mitigation centre warned people in Pho Prathap Chang and Pho Thale districts and Bung Na Rong sub-district to be on full alert for possible floods.
Authorities put sandbags in place and pumped out water while preparing flat-bottomed boats to help affected locals.
In neighbouring Phitsanulok, rain storms inundated downtown roads and caused traffic to become gridlocked.
Heavy downpours in Sukhothai doubled the water level in the Yom river and triggered floods in Muang district. Worst-hit was Ban Tha Phra village.
Water levels in the river have reached a critical point, while a number of trees have collapsed on local roads.
In the Northeast, floods hit Muang municipality of Si Sa Ket as the run-off from Phnom Dong Rak mountain range overflowed a local creek. The floods swamped roads and several houses in the neighbourhood.
In Pattaya, Wednesday's rainstorm submerged two kilometres of beach from North to South Pattaya, marring tourists' holidays.