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The death toll from the worst floods in decades in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia climbed to at least 12 on Saturday, authorities said, as tens of thousands of people were evacuated due ...
In Malaysia, at least 122,000 people have been forced out of their homes as floods in several northern states worsened over the weekend. The death toll climbed to four in the most affected parts ...
Major rubber plantations in southern Thailand provide a large portion of the nation's rubber supply. As a result of the floods, the estimated production for 2016–2017 was 10% lower. [citation needed] The continuous floods and persistent rain ruined close to 1 million rai of cropland. Over 990,000 rai were for planting crops, 39,000 rai for ...
At least 53 people died and almost nine million people were affected by the floods after localized heavy rains. [3] The flooding affected 50 of Thailand's 76 provinces. [6] Close to 160,000 ha (400,000 acres) of land were submerged. [2] Around 5,000 households were evacuated, [7] in addition to hundreds of tourists.
Breaking this cycle was the subject of the "Sustainable Water Management Forum 2016" in Bangkok. The event hosted water management specialists from countries which have dealt with water management challenges such as the Netherlands, Israel, and Singapore. One attendee observed that, "In Thailand, we receive around 754,000 million m 3 of rain ...
Seven people, including four children, died Monday when strong winds from a rainstorm caused a metal roof on a school’s activity center to collapse in northern Thailand, officials said Tuesday.
Flooding has hit 48 of Thailand's 77 provinces, with the death toll rising by three to 107 people, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said in a statement today. The waters have impacted a tenth of the country's 66 million people and damaged more than 3 percent of total agricultural land. [29]
The strong winds and heavy rain, which are forecast to continue throughout May, causes havoc with the country's ageing infrastructure. Tropical storms cause flash floods in Pattaya, Thailand ...