
PM to Visit Flooded Nonthaburi
Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will visit flooded areas in Nonthaburi province this afternoon.
Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will visit flooded areas in Nonthaburi province this afternoon.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered concerned officials to adjust their water management plans in response to flood situations.
Floodwater remained high in front of Chaiyaphum Hospital in Muang Chaiyaphum district and resulted in difficult patient transfer there.
Tropical Storm Dianmu raised the levels of main rivers and caused flooding in 28 provinces. The government warned people in four provinces to closely monitor flood reports.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon separately visited Phetchaburi and Ayutthaya provinces to inspect water situations and order assistance for flood victims.
The government raised financial assistance for flood-affected farmers as flooding remained in seven provinces.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha assured there was no concern about flooding this year, unlike what had happened in 2011.
A runoff hit lots of houses in many villages of Lom Kao district and it was considered as the worst runoff in a century of Lom Kao.
Heavy rains caused floods in many provinces and rescue workers were delivering essentials to isolated communities.
Riverside communities in Narathiwat have been under two metres of floodwater due to continuous rain and run-off from a mountain range.
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited flood victims in the southern province to hand out assistance and boost their morale.