Help Pours in for Flood Victims in Loei
Rescuers from the government and the private sector are handing out assistance to flood victims in Nam Suay sub-district of the provincial seat in the northeastern province of Loei.
Rescuers from the government and the private sector are handing out assistance to flood victims in Nam Suay sub-district of the provincial seat in the northeastern province of Loei.
Storm Sinlaku caused heavy rain in many areas, flash floods and landslides in Nan province and a fisherman missing in Phitsanulok province.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered the governor of Loei province and local military units to rescue people from flash floods.
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand is confident of flood prevention at industrial estates despite predicted rainwater increase this year.
Floods are subsiding in the southern border province of Narathiwat but officials are put on standby in case that rain resumes,
Flooding along the Sungai Kolok River in Narathiwat has worsened as the water level rose to two metres from the river bank on Friday morning.
The Interior Minister assured that compensation money will be paid to all flood victims by the end of this month.
Ministries of agriculture, interior and transport are bracing for severe flood threats in the South and focusing on quick drainage.
Four provinces remain under water while 12 schools in Ubon Ratchathani are still closed due to severe floods.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives provided assistance to farmers in flood-stricken areas in the North and the Northeast.
At least 35 people drowned and one person injured after floods have submerged homes, bridges and uprooted trees throughout Thailand.
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said he was satisfied with solutions to cope with flooding in Chi and Mun river