| Event: | FL Flood |
| Number: | 2005-000153 |
| Country: | THA Thailand |
| Location: | The northern, the central, the eastern and the northeastern
of Thailand |
| Date (YMD): | 2005-9-13 |
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| Information Source: | IFRC Information Bulletin No 1 |
| Comments: | Over 100,000 families have been affected by severe flooding in Northern Thailand?s Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai,
Lampang, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Nakhon Phanom, Nan, Phayao and Tak provinces which commenced in the
middle of August. Some 2,100 homes and thousands of hectares of crop land were destroyed due to the
overwhelming force of runoffs from the Ping River. Torrential rains which earlier in August hammered Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Sorn inundated more than 4 500 villagers? homes in these three provinces alone
leaving 4 people dead and making several roads impassable to small vehicles. At present, the meteorological department has warned seven provinces in the north and northeast of the possibility of flash floods. Flood-prone areas in Nakhon Phanom, Nong Khai, Mukdahan, Ubon Ratchathani, Chiang Rai, Phayao, and Nan provinces are
currently being viewed as the areas facing the highest risk for the time being, and the governor has issued an
urgent order for local officials at the district, sub-dstrict and the municipal levels to be on alert. |
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