gazlannathai
11th March 2005, 12:27 PM
Ten drought-stricken districts of Chiang Mai declared disaster Zone
CHIANG MAI: -- The province of Chiang Mai has declared ten drought-stricken districts as “disaster zones” warranting urgent help.
According to Mrs. Patrawan Sadudee, Chief of the Chiang Mai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, the drought in these areas are affecting nearly 80,000 people in 17,674 households who are mostly farmers.
These ten districts are
Hot, (30 miles south west of Gaz)
Chom thong, (25 miles south of Gaz)
Mae-On, (20 miles south of Gaz)
Om-koi, (15 miles south of Gaz)
Doi Lor, (10 miles south west of Gaz)
Samoeng, (20 miles west of Gaz)
Doi-saket, (8 miles north east of Gaz)
Mae-Ai, (20 miles north east of Gaz)
Mae Chaem (12 miles east of Gaz)
Mae Rim. (8 miles north of Gaz)
Get them waggons in a circle - the blighters are surrounding us !!!
The dry season which started late last year has depleted the areas of water supply, and most heavily affected are rice farms along with longan, orange and maize plantations. Mrs Patrawan said the provincial authorities have allocated one million baht each in emergency relief for the districts of Prao and Doi-Saket.
The government has set aside a fund of 50 million to each province to assist
farmers.
--TNA 2005-03-11
Over 9.5 million suffer as drought spreads to 66 provinces
BANGKOK: -- The nation is now firmly gripped by one of the worst droughts in decades, with official figures released today by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation showing that over 9.56 million people in 66 provinces are now affected by the weather conditions.
The drought has also caused damage to over 13.7 million rai of agricultural land, leading to economic losses of over Bt5.5 billion.
The department is now scrambling to provide water to those affected, and is pushing provincial authorities into making urgent payouts to assist suffering farmers and villagers.
The drought is expected to worsen over the coming three months, with 70 provinces out of the nation's 76 likely to be suffering drought conditions by May.
Of these, 10 provinces, including Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Buriram, Surin, Si Sa Ket, Ubon Ratchathani, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Mahasarakham and Roi Et, are suffering from severe drought, 23 from medium level drought, and 37 from minor drought.
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Oh Bugger - that means the price of beer will be going up :(
Roll on the rains (due to start in June)
Was wondering about the effect of the missing "Mango Rains" in January - 2nd year running they haven't turned up.
I blame the yanks - ever since they blew up Mt St Helens the world's weather has gone to hell and back. ;)
5 of those Chiangmai districts are home to hill tribe groups I buy from - one is right on the edge of where I get the Saa paper products .... potential for product shortages if the water dries up.
Samoeng and Mae Rim had better get some rains or there'll be no strawberry crop this Christmas .... Strawberries and ice cream is traditional expat Christmas Lunch dessert out here. :)
CHIANG MAI: -- The province of Chiang Mai has declared ten drought-stricken districts as “disaster zones” warranting urgent help.
According to Mrs. Patrawan Sadudee, Chief of the Chiang Mai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, the drought in these areas are affecting nearly 80,000 people in 17,674 households who are mostly farmers.
These ten districts are
Hot, (30 miles south west of Gaz)
Chom thong, (25 miles south of Gaz)
Mae-On, (20 miles south of Gaz)
Om-koi, (15 miles south of Gaz)
Doi Lor, (10 miles south west of Gaz)
Samoeng, (20 miles west of Gaz)
Doi-saket, (8 miles north east of Gaz)
Mae-Ai, (20 miles north east of Gaz)
Mae Chaem (12 miles east of Gaz)
Mae Rim. (8 miles north of Gaz)
Get them waggons in a circle - the blighters are surrounding us !!!
The dry season which started late last year has depleted the areas of water supply, and most heavily affected are rice farms along with longan, orange and maize plantations. Mrs Patrawan said the provincial authorities have allocated one million baht each in emergency relief for the districts of Prao and Doi-Saket.
The government has set aside a fund of 50 million to each province to assist
farmers.
--TNA 2005-03-11
Over 9.5 million suffer as drought spreads to 66 provinces
BANGKOK: -- The nation is now firmly gripped by one of the worst droughts in decades, with official figures released today by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation showing that over 9.56 million people in 66 provinces are now affected by the weather conditions.
The drought has also caused damage to over 13.7 million rai of agricultural land, leading to economic losses of over Bt5.5 billion.
The department is now scrambling to provide water to those affected, and is pushing provincial authorities into making urgent payouts to assist suffering farmers and villagers.
The drought is expected to worsen over the coming three months, with 70 provinces out of the nation's 76 likely to be suffering drought conditions by May.
Of these, 10 provinces, including Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Buriram, Surin, Si Sa Ket, Ubon Ratchathani, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Mahasarakham and Roi Et, are suffering from severe drought, 23 from medium level drought, and 37 from minor drought.
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Oh Bugger - that means the price of beer will be going up :(
Roll on the rains (due to start in June)
Was wondering about the effect of the missing "Mango Rains" in January - 2nd year running they haven't turned up.
I blame the yanks - ever since they blew up Mt St Helens the world's weather has gone to hell and back. ;)
5 of those Chiangmai districts are home to hill tribe groups I buy from - one is right on the edge of where I get the Saa paper products .... potential for product shortages if the water dries up.
Samoeng and Mae Rim had better get some rains or there'll be no strawberry crop this Christmas .... Strawberries and ice cream is traditional expat Christmas Lunch dessert out here. :)