Excerpts From Thai Met Service
Warning
“Heavy Rain and Flash Flood”
No. 3 Time Issued : August 29, 2010
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Issued at 11.00 a.m. Weather Forecast Bureau, Meteorological Department Ministry of Information and Communication Technology |
Excerpt from www.tmd.go.th
Warning
“Tropical Storm Mindulle”
No. 10 Time Issued : August 25, 2010
At 01.00 p.m. today, tropical depression “Mindulle” in Laos, PDR has downgraded to a low pressure cell .It is moving westward to cover northern Thailand tonight (25 August 2010). Torrential rain with heavy falls many places remain over upper Thailand. People along hill slope and waterways of the North, Northeast are warned of possible flash flood during period.
The rather strong Southwest monsoon prevails over the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf. All ships in the Andaman Sea and the upper Gulf of Thailand should proceed with caution.
The advisory is in effect for Thailand from 25 August 2010
Issued at 04.30 p.m.
Khek Noi, the largest concentration of Hmong hill tribesmen in Thailand, has been hit with an unexpected rise in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) cases. Several villagers have already been hospitalised, including one RADION field staff and a 12-year old child on the STREETKIDS! programme.
DHF is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito and can be life threatening. Fumigation attempts have been made but to little avail.
Phase 1 of our relief operation is ongoing and we aim to provide an interim support of 80-100 mosquito nets for needy families. This is the current estimate but we expect the actual demand to be higher in this community of 14,000 hill tribesmen.
SGD1,000 is required immediately to purchase the necessary reliefs for the first phase of the mission.
An additional SGD5,000 may be required for subsequent phases. Please contact minwei@radion-international.org if you wish to support financially.
