Flood-warning system installed
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The Water Resources Department has installed disaster-warning systems at 852 locations near mountains, covering 2,385 villages nationwide, Weerawut Pornrattanapan, director of the Hydrology Division Region 1 in Chiang Mai, said yesterday.
The department reviewed flood-risk areas in 4,427 villages, and would install warning devices at more than 800 additional locations, he said.
In Bangkok, the dredging of 644 canals in 18 districts, covering 988 kilometres, was 96-per-cent complete, city spokesman Wasan Meewong said.
