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Flash flood warning issued for 39 Thai provinces from August 18-21
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The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has placed 39 provinces on alert for flash floods, forest run-off, landslides and waterlogging from August 18-21, while three southern provinces have been told to prepare for rough seas.
Key facts
- DDPM Director-General Teerapat Kachamat explained that the Central Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Command had been monitoring weather conditions and assessing risk factors following a Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) warning issued
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- The warning forecast heavy to very heavy rain in some parts of Thailand from August 18-21, particularly in the North and Northeast.
Summary
DDPM Director-General Teerapat Kachamat explained that the Central Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Command had been monitoring weather conditions and assessing risk factors following a Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) warning issued at 5am on August 16.
The warning forecast heavy to very heavy rain in some parts of Thailand from August 18-21, particularly in the North and Northeast.