Poor rating for govt relief efforts
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The government has not done enough to help Thais battle the country's worst floods in 20 years, according to results of two out of three surveys released yesterday.
Among those surveyed by Abac Poll, 79 per cent said the government’s support was insufficient and not distributed efficiently; and 68.6 per cent said the floodrelief supplies themselves did not sufficiently meet victims’ needs.
The poll surveyed 1,012 community leaders and local officials in 10 flooded provinces.
Only 25.5 per cent of those surveyed by Dusit Poll were satisfied with the support provided by the government to those affected by flooding.
In a survey by Rangsit University, however, 62 per cent of respondents had confidence in Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her leadership in tackling the crisis; 59.8 per cent had faith in her Cabinet; and 80 per cent had confidence in the Thai people to cooperate in dealing with the problem. The survey was conducted from October 46 on 1,080 people in Bangkok and floodaffected provinces.
