12 provinces warned of flash floods

12 provinces warned of flash floods

As a follow up to yesterdays news about tropical cyclone Nargis, here's a news flash from today's Thai papers about possible flash floods in some provinces. It comes close to home now since some of those provinces are neighbours to the Province of Surat Thani, which Koh Samui is part of;


The Meteorological Department Monday warned residents of 12 provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains and possible flash floods due to an influence of a monsoon wind.

The department said the southwest monsoon over the Andaman and Gulf of Thailand would unleash heavy rains in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai, Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Chanthaburi, Trat, Chumphon, Ranong, Phang Nga and Phuket.

The Nation 05/05/08