Heavy floods or sinking of Southern Thailand



BY EYE – MARCH 30, 2011
POSTED IN: FLOODS, RISING SEA LEVEL


Two airports closed, boat and south-bound train services suspended, and almost one million people affected as the flood in southern Thailand worsened. The death toll continues to climb. Since 23 March 2011 there has been a prolonged heavy rainfall causing flash floods in many provinces in the South.

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) director-general Wibul Sanguanpong said the flood claimed 11 lives so far. Thousands of passengers including tourists were stranded at Koh Samui Airport and Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport as both airports remained closed temporarily since Monday. The first flight from Bangkok to Koh Samui at 1.55pm Tuesday had to return to the capital as it failed to land at the island’s airport due to strong wind. The island, in Surat Thani province, was totally cut off as boat services too were suspended due to 3 metre-high waves. All south-bound trains have been suspended as the result of the flood, State Railways of Thailand announced Tuesday.

Narathiwat became the latest province being flooded apart from seven other provinces – Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Phattalung, Trang, Chumporn, Songkhla and Krabi.



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