Mae Hon Son declared cold-spell disaster zone
7 districts in Mae Hon Son declared cold-spell disaster zones
Mae Hon Son – The provincial administration in this northern province Sunday declared all of its seven districts disasters zones under the cold spell.
Thirayuth Chandiswong, chief of the Mae Hong Song Civil Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, said the declaration of the disaster zones allowed the provincial administration to use an urgent fund of Bt1 million from the Interior Ministry to buy winter clothing for some 138,200 people affected by the cold spell.
Cold claims five lives in Kalasin; province declared disaster zone
KALASIN: — Thailand’s north-eastern province of Kalasin on Tuesday declared 18 districts disaster zones due to a severe cold spell, as more than 300,000 provincial residents are lacking sufficient warm clothing.
The cold weather continues to cover the province, especially areas in the Phuphan mountain range and rural areas.
As the Thai Meteorology Department issued warnings that local temperatures will drop even further, provincial authorities declared 18 districts as disaster zones.
It is reported that 170,000 households or over 300,000 people have been affected by the cold spell, while five fatalities have been confirmed in the provincial seat, Yang Talat and Somdet districts.
Currently, local agencies-concerned are speeding up assistance to cold-imated residents.