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All Korat cold spell disaster area
« on: January 10, 2012, 02:33:14 PM »
All Korat cold spell disaster area

All of Nakhon Ratchasima has been declared a disaster area as cold weather now prevails in all of the northeastern gateway province's 32 districts.

Provincial governor Chuan Sirinantporn said on Tuesday he had declared the whole province a disaster zone. The temperature had continued to drop since New Year.

The lowest temperature in the province this morning was 18 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological Department.

Authorities were distributing warm clothes and blankets to needy people, especially those living in high areas in Pak Chong, Pak Thong Chai and Wang Nam Khieo districts, as well as in remote areas such as Dan Khun Thot, Mr Chuan said. 

The governor urged residents to brace for an approaching drought and water shortages, besides the cold spell.

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department today reported that a total of 361 districts in 31 provinces have been declared cold spell disaster zones.

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Re: All Korat cold spell disaster area
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2012, 11:16:25 AM »
Nakhon Ratchasima hit by cold weather    
     
BANGKOK, 10 January 2012 (NNT) – All districts in Nakhon Ratchasima province have been declared cold spell disaster areas. The governor has instructed related units in the province to draw up measures to deal with cold spells and possible drought.

Nakhon Ratchasima Governor Chuan Sirinantporn said all 32 districts in the province are under the disaster declaration after the temperature continuously dropped last week. The declaration was issued so as to allow related government agencies to disburse budgets to purchase warm clothes for needy people.

Mountainous districts and remote areas in the province are found to be most affected by the cold weather.

Apart from the cold spell, Nakhon Ratchasima is also subject to drought and water shortage which occur every year. The areas expected to be hard hit by drought include those which lack an irrigation system and water resources, such as Phra Thong Kham and Dan Khun Thot districts.

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Re: All Korat cold spell disaster area
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2012, 11:37:36 AM »
Thailand's 32 provinces cold disaster zones, say officials

After the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department Tuesday reported 31 provinces currently suffering cold disaster (13 in the North, 15 in the Northeast and three in Central), Nakhon Ratchasima declared the whole province a cold disaster zone.

Provincial governor Chuan Sirinanporn attended the launch of a caravan sponsored by CP to hand out 20,150 blankets to 20 northeastern provinces, including 2,000 blankets for Nakhon Ratchasima.

Thai Red Cross Secretary-General Phan Wannamethee, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, provided a total of 2,636 sets of winter clothing and blankets to coldaffected residents in Tak's Mae Sot district Tuesday. Tak's five districts have been declared cold disaster zones from November 18, affecting 77,733 people.

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