Наводнения :Самуй,Сурат Тани,Чумпон

[voyager1970]

Floods paralyse Chumphon, Surat Thani

SURAT THANI: -- Schools in Muang Chump-hon Municipality were closed yesterday after heavy downpours on Tuesday night caused severe flooding, while Surat Thani's Phrasaeng district has been declared a disaster zone.

Chumphon's seven districts, including the provincial seat, were flooded and flat-bottomed boats were used to distribute relief supplies, while landslide warnings were issued in disaster-prone areas.

The floods covered many roads in the Muang Chum-phon Municipality affecting Sriyapai School, Chomphon Technical College and Chum-phonkhet-udomsak Hospital.

The municipality's mayor, Srichai Weeranorapanit, task-ed authorities to install pumps to drain floodwater out of the area and clear drainage.

Meanwhile, vehicles had to take bypass roads as the main highway in Chumphon linking Bangkok and the southern provinces was inundated following the rains on Tuesday.

Chumphon governor Manit Wattansen said the Asia Highway was inundated between kilometre markers 43 to 44 and the water level was about 70 centimetres to 1 metre. Southbound motorists were directed to turn right to Ranong at the Pathom Muang Intersection while Bangkok-bound motorists were asked to make the left turn to Ranong at Pato Intersection in Lang Suang district.

In Surat Thani, provincial governor Winai Buapradit continued the disaster zone listing for Phrasaeng district as non-stop rain caused the Tapi River to overflow.

In Koh Samui district, beachfront roads at Chawang Beach and nearby areas were covered by a metre of floodwater, while a stretch of the ring road circling the island was also flooded. Officials used two pumps to drain water into Klong Chaweng.

Koh Samui Mayor Wara-korn Rattanarat said though the flood was not as severe as in 2005, it was still worrying because there were many structures now blocking natural drainage outlets.

In Chaiya and Tha Chang districts, many stretches of roads were under 50cm of water, while residents piled up sandbags to protect their homes. Following the incident of a runoff that killed eight people on October 13, the Khao Sok National Park is now closed until the end of the rainy season.

-- The Nation 2007-10-25


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[Avers]

Черт возьми... Безобразие какое-то. Как насчет автобусных маршрутов до Сураттани? Никто не вкурсе, есть ли какие-либо изменения в связи с погодой?

[Anth0ny]

Rain has continued on Friday morning and stench of accumulated floodwater began to affect local residents after several days of rainfall.
The latest report said 11 districts have been severely impacted by flooding. In Ko Samui district, the cost of the damage is estimated at more than Bt10 million. In Phrasaeng district, about 140 homes have been affected and more than 800 acres of farmland have been damaged. In Kanchanadit district, 630 homes and 19 roads have been damaged. The governor convened a meeting with agencies concerned on Friday to mitigate the flooding in the province.

[yAndre]

неужели все так плохо ?
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Samui declared disaster zone after heavy rain

(BangkokPost.com) - Samui island is declared disaster zone on Thursday after it was hit by heavy rain the night before.

The rain caused flood in several locations. Water level on the main road is at 30 centimetre high.

Hundreds of tourists are left stranded as weather condition prevented aircrafts from taking off since late Wednesday.

Authorities are trying to pump water into river to alleviate the problem and prevent further flooding if rain comes again.

Surat Thani provincial office sent 170 soldiers into the island to assist locals and tourists.

[voyager1970]

lood recedes on tourist island of Koh Samui
Samui cleanup bill B100 mln
Bangkok Post: 11 Nov 2007


Samui mayor Warakorn Rattanarak said if there was no rain during the next couple of days, flood waters across the entire island should drain away. There was no rain on Saturday.

The Koh Samui municipality has made an initial flood damage assessment after water levels receded and most areas of the island returned to normal on Saturday. A few areas remain under between 30 and 70 centimetres of water.

Last week's flooding on Koh Samui had caused up to 100 million baht in damage to roads and public utilities on the resort island, Mr Warakorn said yesterday.

Local authorities have made a concerted effort to dredge drains around the island and pump floodwater out of the affected areas, he said.

Areas remained flooded in Koh Samui yesterday included some sections of road along Chaweng Beach, where some areas were still under 70cm of water, and Dao Market, which is under 50cm water.

Retailers on the island have already resumed business and foreign tourists have begun roaming the island's entertainment areas again.

More than 1,000 tourists were left stranded at Samui airport on Thursday when torrential rain battered the resort island, grounding all flights.

The rain also eased off in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, after six days of heavy downpours.

Floodwater in six of the seven flood-hit districts in the province had receded by last night. The only district where flood levels remained high was Sichon.

Provincial disaster prevention and mitigation chief Phensi Kaewkhumphai said the latest floods in Nakhon Si Thammarat had affected more than 31,700 people from more than 10,100 households. Overall damage from the floods was estimated at 15 million baht.

[voyager1970]

Thailand weather forecast as of 4 a.m. Sunday Nov 11 2007:

At 01.00 a.m., today, tropical depression “PEIPAH” in the lower Vietnam was downgraded to the rather active low pressure and at 05.00 a.m. it then covered in the lower Cambodia. Moving westward slowly, this low pressure will cause rain in upper Thailand. The high pressure area from China still covers upper Thailand. Cold with morning fog is expected in the area while isolated heavy falls are likely in southern Thailand with wave height 1-2 meters in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf.