The Thaiger
Prolonged rain forecast for central Thailand from 11 to 14 October
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered all agencies to prepare for heavier rain from 5 October, with the South expected to be hit hardest.
Key facts
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered all agencies to prepare for heavier rain from 5 October, with the South expected to be hit hardest.
- Speaking after a disaster command meeting on 2 October, Anutin said the situation had improved with less rain, but warned rainfall would build from 5 October
- He said the situation differs from 2011, as the main dams still have space.
- The department expects more rain across the Northeast and western regions on 5 to 7 October
Summary
Speaking after a disaster command meeting on 2 October, Anutin said the situation had improved with less rain, but warned rainfall would build from 5 October. He told agencies to stock food and medicine and to make evacuation shelters liveable, with proper bedding, meals and above all clean toilets.
Asked if the southern rain would be worse than last year, he said Meteorological Department forecasts showed red and orange warning areas, but these were only predictions. “We have to prepare as much as we can,” he said.