Bangkok Post
PM warns of rain as cleanup begins
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul urged authorities to accelerate post-flood recovery efforts and warned 14 southern provinces to prepare for another round of heavy rainfall.
Key facts
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul urged authorities to accelerate post-flood recovery efforts and warned 14 southern provinces to prepare for another round of heavy rainfall.
- The Interior Ministry has so far completed compensation payments to 48,600 households, or about 12% of the projected total, Mr Anutin said.
- Mr Anutin was chairing a video conference on flood relief operations attended by senior Interior Ministry officials, provincial governors, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the military.
- He also urged all agencies to remain vigilant, with 14 southern provinces, as well as Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan in the west, told to prepare for further heavy rain.
Summary
Mr Anutin was chairing a video conference on flood relief operations attended by senior Interior Ministry officials, provincial governors, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the military.
He said the first wave of flooding has largely subsided in major affected areas, making rehabilitation and assistance a priority.