Seven provinces declared drought disaster zones

The Hydro – Informatics Institute has reported that the water situation this year closely resembles that of 2007 with adequate supplies for daily use but a risk of insufficient for the agricultural sector. Meanwhile, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has declared seven ...

Forecast drought will weaken the Thai economy

Thailand suffers calamities at both ends of the annual weather spectrum – both drought and flood. But as the demands on agriculture grow, with a growing population and the rise of tourists and development, the effects of these two extremes are becoming more apparent.Keep reading ...

Half of Korat hit by drought

Nearly half Nakhon Ratchasima’s 32 districts have been declared drought-hit areas, with the province as a whole and many other parts of the country facing the prospect of acute water shortages, authorities say.Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Myanmar-Thailand highway branded 'ecological and social disaster'

Community and conservation groups in Myanmar have branded a planned highway linking a port project to Thailand an “ecological and social disaster”, saying it would uproot indigenous people from their homes and farms.Critics said an environmental and social impact assessment for the road project, approved ...

Thailand warns of fresh flood as major dam expected to overflow

A major dam in central Thailand’s Phetchaburi province is expected to overflow at Wednesday (Aug 22) noon, triggering a fresh flood, officials said on Tuesday (Aug 21).The Kaeng Krachan dam is currently holding 777 million cubic metres of water or 109 percent of its full ...

Close eye being kept on rising Mekong River

Provinces across the northeast have begun 24 hour monitoring of the Mekong River, which is expected to rise significantly both in Lao PDR and Thailand this week, with Bueng Kan already hit by an initial overflow. Water in the Mekong River has begun to creep ...

Itiporn Lakarnchua

Thailand’s assistance to flood relief in the Southern Provinces of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Following the Xe Pian-Xe Nam Noy dam collapse caused by severe floods in the Southern provinces of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) on 23 July 2018, which has caused casualties, loss of property and homelessness, Thailand, as one of the Lao PDR’s closest ...

Mekong flood alert for northeastern provinces

Northeastern provinces along the Mekong have been warned of possible flooding due to the rapidly rising water level of the river. The hydrology office in Nong Khai said on Sunday (July 29) that heavy rains in northern Thailand and Laos were pouring water into the ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Flood alert as Mekong water rises

Residents in Nakhon Phanom were on Thursday (July 26) warned to brace for possible flooding after the water level in the Mekong River rose to 11 metres, two metres away from overflow, due to downpours caused by tropical storm Son-Tinh. Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Mekong River floods rice paddies in Beung Kan

Overnight rain has caused the water level in the Mekong River in Beung Kan province to rise continuously, resulting in other waterways overflowing and flooding rice paddies in the municipality. Keep reading ...

Nuppol Suvansombut

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