Princess shows her appreciation
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Princess Ubolrat Ratchakanya yesterday graciously granted flowers and 1,000 snack packages via the Prime Minister's Office to volunteers helping out at the relief centre set up at Don Mueang Airport.
Meanwhile, Khunying Pojaman Damapong and her three children donated Bt5 million and the Bahrain Ambassador to Thailand presented US$2 million (Bt60 million) in aid.
Saying the Don Mueang Airport evacuation centre could accommodate another 3,000 evacuees, the Flood Relief Operations Centre reported that it had received Bt90.98 million in cash donations and 5.36 million in relief items since October 8. The centre has arranged for 61 trucks to deliver the items to flood-hit provinces.
The centre, which can be contacted at (083) 310 7544 or (089) 920 7494, reported that it has received 139,941 calls, of which 48,558 were calls for help, 68,896 callers sought news updates and 19,888 were prank calls.
