Tourist-destination Lipe, other Satun islands hit by drought
SEVERAL SATUN islands, including the highly popular Lipe, have been struggling with a water shortage.
The islands are located in Langu district, which has officially been declared a drought zone.
“We are delivering help,” Deputy Satun Governor Veeranan Penchan said Thursday.
Tambon Ko Sarai Administrative Organisation chairman Den Mongleh said his organisation had allocated Bt500,000 for the purchase of freshwater for people in drought zones.
“For example, there are about 4,300 people on Sarai Island and together they need about 10,000 cubic metres of water each day,” Dan said.
He said the situation in Lipe – a tourist island – was serious.
“The situation is getting critical,” he said.
The Nation
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