<Ride> 1DTO - Songkran At Krabi : 10 to 16 Apr 11

[Encik Pat]

Ah... good, I received some positive reviews from a friend

the rain have stop ... ??

[maddog]

the rain have stop ... ??

 

about the hotel, no feedback about the flood yet.

[Encik Pat]

about the hotel, no feedback about the flood yet.

noting special ..... but got parking ... and near the beach

[Cpt.ZR]

Ah... good, I received some positive reviews from a friend

 

the rain have stop ... ??

 

about the hotel, no feedback about the flood yet.

 

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH... ride safe guys. it will stop raining la.. thailand buddhas want their locals to enjoy songkran.

[Encik Pat]

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH... ride safe guys. it will stop raining la.. thailand buddhas want their locals to enjoy songkran.

al ni tuo fou ...... arman

[Sâundless]

 

Time to think now.....

[Encik Pat]

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Time to think now.....

we shall wait and see first ....

[ProFatSir]

dun scare,dun scare......bo tai chi.....

[Encik Pat]

dun scare,dun scare......bo tai chi.....

better scare i run away wit the money hor ... haahahahaa (MIA)

[maddog]

Bangkok Post Article.....http://www.bangkokpost.com/media/content/20110331/250856.jpg

 

Krabi mudslides kill 3 villagers

Death toll from southern storms and floods hits 15

Published: 31/03/2011 at 12:00 AM

Newspaper section: News

 

At least 3 people have been killed and six others are reported missing as mudslides swept away villages and heightened the southern flooding crisis. The overall death toll has risen to at least 15.

 

 

A man looks at what is left of his village after landslides struck tambon Na Khao in Krabi’s Khao Phanom district. At least 3 people were killed in the landslides which were triggered by flooding.

 

Mountain run-off and landslides hit villages in tambon Na Khao in Krabi's Khao Phanom district yesterday and washed away up to 50 homes, provincial governor Prasit Osathanont said.

 

Hours after the landslides struck, rescue workers were still sifting through the mud in a desperate search for other victims.

 

Earlier it was reported that as many as 200 villagers were missing, but Mr Prasit said rescue workers who struggled to reach the devastated villages had confirmed that so far only three bodies had been found. About 300-400 people lived in the areas hit by the landslides.

 

News of the disaster came as 12 people were earlier confirmed dead in the heavy floods that have hit eight southern provinces.

 

The eight provinces are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Surat Thani, Trang, Chumphon, Songkhla, Krabi and Phangnga.

 

Seven victims were confirmed dead in Nakhon Si Thammarat, four in Surat Thani and one in Phatthalung.

 

In Samui, hundreds of stranded travellers scrambled for air tickets at Samui International airport, after two planes managed to take off for Bangkok.

 

 

Meanwhile, the aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Narabuet and two smaller vessels, HTMS Sukhothai and Gor911, plucked stranded visitors from the islands of Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui.

 

But it was in Krabi where the floods exacted their highest toll yesterday, as mudslides and mountain runoff descended on villages, washing away residents and their homes.

 

The worst-hit areas were Moo 6 of Ban Huay Kaew, Moo 7 of Ban Ton Harn, and Moo 10 of Ban Khlong Haeng where some 40-50 houses were buried in mud. Supoj Chanakij, chief of Khao Phanom district, said Moo 7 was the worst hit.

 

"It was the first village to be hit by runoff from Phanom Bencha mountain. The torrent was so fierce, it swept away houses," he said.

 

Mr Supoj said the death toll could go higher.

 

"It happened so fast. The villagers were caught off guard," he said.

 

The bodies of the victims were moved to Khao Phanom temple while survivors were evacuated to temporary shelters set up at several temples.

 

A villager who was identified only as Winai said run-off from the mountain started sweeping in on Tuesday morning.

 

"When I was watching the flood, I heard a loud noise coming from the mountain and the water rushed down and swallowed whole houses.

 

 

"I managed to flee with my mother and my wife. Our relatives were trapped and their houses covered with mud," he said.

 

Santi Yuttanant, director of Khao Phanom Hospital, said 39 people had sought medical treatment. Seven were critical. He said villagers were traumatised by the disaster.

 

"Two children told me their parents were swept away in front of their eyes," he said.

 

Several areas were still inaccessible, with supplies of fresh water, food and electricity running low.

 

Persistent rain and strong river currents dampened joint rescue efforts by the military, police and local administrations.

 

The Department of Mineral Resources said landslides were still a potent threat.

 

It warned of possible runoff and mudslides in all 14 southern provinces over the next two days.

 

The national flood relief centre yesterday warned of possible landslides in three districts of Phangnga, three districts in Surat Thani and one district in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

 

It said seven reservoirs in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Trang provinces had reported flooding.

 

However, the centre said the inundation in the region was expected to ease in the next 5-7 days if there was no further rain.

 

Other southern provinces were still suffering from severe flooding. Surat Thani has declared all 19 districts disaster areas with about 200,000 people evacuated.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said yesterday about one million people had been affected by the floods.

[ProFatSir]

Plan B/C/D?hahahaha

[maddog]

Some good news... from Trip Advisor - Krabi Town Forum

 

7. Re: Flood Damage.

Mar 30, 2011, 10:19 PM

Latest update from Krabi (Tubkaak Beach and Ao Nang) Thursday morning 09:15:

 

Rain has stopped, slightly overcast (at this very second the sun is actually shining would you believe...), no flooding in key tourist areas, transport all fine, airport has been operating as usual these last days anyway.

 

I would suggest that you are ok to travel. Weather is forecast to normalise as of now.

[maddog]

Actually the bigger concern fo us would actually be the overland routes to Krabi. Have to pass Trang and Patthalung to get to Krabi.

[Encik Pat]

Actually the bigger concern fo us would actually be the overland routes to Krabi. Have to pass Trang and Patthalung to get to Krabi.

Patthalung still can bypass .. but Trang .. is the only way up ... flood should have go down

worried is the landslide and mug on the road ....

[Sâundless]

Patthalung still can bypass .. but Trang .. is the only way up ... flood should have go down

worried is the landslide and mug on the road ....

 

Mug on floor is really bad.....

Inside the Mug got beer ma????

[Encik Pat]

Mug on floor is really bad.....

Inside the Mug got beer ma????

hmm ..... so how .. so how ... ??

[maddog]

hmm ..... so how .. so how ... ??

 

Encik go up Saturday 1am, recce the road 1st

[Encik Pat]

Encik go up Saturday 1am, recce the road 1st

ok ok ... if only you go with me .. i scare of mug lar .... need you to protect me

[maddog]

cannot, i last man.

[maddog]

Just tot of something...

 

u nvr talk about Thailand bike insurance during briefing

[Encik Pat]

cannot, i last man.

than how ..... i no GSA leh ... can not cross flooding ....

[Encik Pat]

Just tot of something...

 

u nvr talk about Thailand bike insurance during briefing

i got all your log card .. i will be making arrangement for the bike insurance for thailand

[maddog]

How much will it be ?

Is it covered in the amount we paid already ?

[maddog]

More updates from The Nation newspaper today.

 

Floods of fury

By The Nation

Published on April 1, 2011

 

Intense rescue and recovery efforts are underway to save survivors and locate more than 100 people still unaccounted for after a village in floodhit Krabi was swept away by a landslide yesterday morning.

 

Two bodies have been retrieved near Ban Ton Harn Ville in Khao Phanom district, while an unspecified number of survivors have been found and treated for injuries, said a local military commander. He estimated the number of missing at more than 100.

 

LtColonel Thim Ruento said his 200plus troops also assisted civilian rescuers in the operations, as well as providing electricity and relief supplies to a shelter where a number of survivors reside amid a blackout and lack of tap water.

 

He said flatbed barges and military trucks have approached all accessible areas but could not yet reach flooded or mudcovered locations. Fifteen sniffer dogs are being used in the operations.

 

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The number of bodies retrieved has increased to five and the number of survivors was given at 40 by assistant provincial governor Wisutthiwong Anantaphong, as chief of civilian operations. He said only five missing people could so far be identified.

 

The civilian operations ended at 4pm due to the lack of electricity and spotlights. Most of the 40 survivors suffered minor injuries and declined to receive hospital treatment. They are now staying in three shelters, Wisutthiwong said.

 

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Emergency evacuations will be carried out in four other hardhit provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Phatthalung and Phuket, especially in areas near hills in case of landslides, said the government's adhoc relief centre. It said 13 people had been killed elsewhere, 11 major reservoirs were brimming and more than 732,000 rai of farmland and plantations were flooded or damaged.

 

In Phunphin district in Surat Thani, Tha Rong Chang hospital was under a metre of floodwater, causing an evacuation of 80 patients to higher ground and prompting a helicopter airlift of two in serious condition to the Surat Thani general hospital. A field hospital has been set up near the obliterated village to provide firstaid treatment for minor injuries.

 

An Irrigation Department warning said heavy rain and subsequent flash floods were possible for the next few days in all nine affected provinces. The department's water drainage operations were continuing at full scale but flow to the sea outlets was slow because of widespread stagnant flooding.

 

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday visited Ban Ton Harn Ville and the survivors, giving them survival kits.

 

He returned to Bangkok in the evening and appeared on a live television programme to raise relief funds at 9pm.

[Encik Pat]

How much will it be ?

Is it covered in the amount we paid already ?

yes .. is cover in the package .... no worry