Flood warnings in South
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Four southern provinces were warned yesterday of floods and high waves during the next couple of days.
People in Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Phattha-lung were told to prepare for heavy downpours, flash floods, landslides and high waves.
Chotnarin Keidsom, a director of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department’s centre, said even though rain had eased in these provinces, the situation still had to be monitored.
In Surat Thani, the river might overflow, deluging areas in Chawang, Thung Yai, Phrasaeng, Khian Sa and Phunphin districts.
Officials reached out to locals living in flooded lowlands in Phrasaeng district, distributing relief kits and medical supplies. Tambon Eipun, Sakoo and Sinpun of Phrasaeng district usually suffer flooding for months during the rainy season.
