BANGKOK, 20 August 2011 (NNT)-Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Mr. Yongyuth Wichaidit has drawn up a roadmap to tackle flooding as advised by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and will request 300 million baht in additional emergency budget for three northern provinces.

Mr. Yongyuth said the roadmap could be piloted right away in Bang Rakam district, Phitsanulok Province, where a contingency plan had already been in place.

BANGKOK, 3 August 2011 (NNT) – Army Commander-In-Chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha has expressed concerns over the flood situation as he has ordered the Third Army Region to urgently hand out assistance to residents affected by the flood.

General Prayut stated that he has tasked the Third Army Region to help support relief operations in flood-hit areas while unit commanders are authorised to make decision concerning force deployments in the relief mission without having to wait for orders.

BANGKOK, 29 July 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has instructed all hospitals to be prepared to provide services amidst anticipated heavy flooding after stormy conditions were forecast by the Thai Meteorological Department.

BANGKOK, 13 July 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for possible flash floods and mudslides in 21 provinces in all parts of the country except for the northeast during this period.

The 21 provinces comprise Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Phayao, Nan, Lampang, Lamphun, Phrae, Uttaradit, Tak, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Trat, Ranong, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi and Trang.

BANGKOK, 2 July 2011 (NNT) – Flood situations in three provinces in the upper part of Thailand have subsided while two other provinces remain inundated, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).

DDPM Director-General Viboon Sanguanpong reported that earlier a total of five provinces in the upper region experienced flooding due to heavy rainfall resulted from the tropical depression Haima. They were Chiang Rai, Tak, Nan, Phayao and Sukhothai.

BANGKOK, 2 July 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has sent 25,000 kits of medicine to the northern provinces of Nan, Phrae and Pichit, which are now faced with severe flooding while local hospitals are warned to monitor waterborne diseases.

Talking about the progress of the ministry’s flood relief operation, Permanent Secretary Medical Doctor Paijit Warachit said 10,000 more kits of medicine were sent to Phrae on Friday while 10,000 others were also sent to Nan and another 5,000 to Pichit.

BANGKOK, 19 June 2011 (NNT)-The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has disclosed that 6 provinces mostly in the North Eastern region remain disaster zones while the water has now subsided in Trat and Chanthaburi provinces.

Over 400 communities in Bueng Kan, Amnat Charoen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buriram, Yasothon and Prachuap Khiri Khan provinces have been severely affected by drought and that the situation seems to show no sign of abating.

Abstract

Urban flooding is an increasingly important issue. Disaster statistics appear to show flood events are becoming more frequent, with medium-scale events increasing fastest. The impact of flooding is driven by a combination of natural and human-induced factors.

BANGKOK, 20 April 2011 (NNT) – The Cabinet has agreed to set aside a budget worth 685 million THB for the renovation of schools in the South which were damaged by the recent floods.

After the weekly Cabinet meeting, Education Minister Chinnaworn Boonyakiat announced that an approval had been given to the proposed budget of 685 million THB, which would be spent on reparation works on educational institutions within southern provinces ravaged by flashfloods last month. Based on the survey, a total of 1,355 schools have sustained damages from the catastrophe.