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The Mekong, and its major tributaries Mae Mun and Mae Chi all experienced flooding. In Khon Kaen Province alone, floods destroyed close to 350,000 350,000 rai (56,000 ha; 220 sq mi) of land, stranding 315 families of Mai Si Wilai village in the middle of the swollen Nong Kong Kaew Lake in Chonnabot District, while in Phra Lap municipality on the outskirts of Khon Kaen city, over 700 displaced ...
Ko Samui (or Koh Samui), often locally shortened to Samui (Thai: เกาะสมุย, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ sā.mǔj]), is an island off the east coast of Thailand. Geographically in the Chumphon Archipelago , it is part of Surat Thani Province , though as of 2012, Ko Samui was granted municipal status and thus is now locally self-governing.
An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate subtype that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category Am. Tropical monsoon climates have monthly mean temperatures above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month ...
The Samui airport was closed temporarily due to heavy downpours and poor visibility. About 100 foreign tourists were reported to be stranded on Angthong Island because of high waves. [ 20 ] Thailand's prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva called the flooding in the south that displaced thousands of people "one of the worst natural calamities" to hit ...
There are frequent ferry boats to Ko Phi Phi from Phuket, Ko Lanta, and Krabi town starting at 08:30. Last boats from Krabi and Phuket depart at 14:30. In the "green season" (Jun-Oct), travel to and from Ko Lanta is via Krabi town only. [7] There is a large modern deep water government pier on Tonsai Bay, Phi Phi Don Village, completed in late ...
The monsoon season runs from May to October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Climate data for Mae Sot (1991–2020, extremes 1951-present)
This mountain range is hit by monsoon rain coming from both the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, which makes it among Thailand's wettest regions with an annual rain fall of 3,500 mm (137.8 in). [ citation needed ] Heavy rainfall and falling leaves led to the erosion of the limestone rocks and created the significant karst formations seen ...
During the dry north-east monsoon season (when the sea is relatively calm), the Moken used to live on their boats called kabang, which served not just as transportation, but also as a kitchen, bedroom, and living area. [14] [15] The last kabang of the Surin Islands was built in 2006 and an initiative to revive the tradition started in 2018. [16]