rooster59 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Five southern provinces still suffering from deluge By Wattana Khamchu, Krissana Thiwatsirikul, Khanita Sithong The Nation FLOODING that affected more than 750,000 people in 12 southern provinces and claimed 22 lives since the beginning of this month has diminished in seven provinces. But Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Songkhla and Phatthalung are still suffering. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department chief Chatchai Phromlert said yesterday that as well as damaging vast areas of farmland, the floods have also ruined 1,565 roads, 129 bridges, 65 water pipes and 59 check dams. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30301796 -- © Copyright The Nation 2016-12-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 7 hours ago, rooster59 said: have also ruined 1,565 roads, 129 bridges, 65 water pipes and 59 check dams. I am scratching my noggin on this statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketsub Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 48 minutes ago, elgordo38 said: I am scratching my noggin on this statement. Shift editing with no access to the reporter. I think by 'check dam' they meant 'weir'; these are far more common in the affected areas. They use weirs to control the flow of water from Songkhla Lake across the flat-as-a-pancake strip of low lying land (mostly under water now) for agriculture and shrimp farming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Wow, enough with the rain already. I know this is a tropical country but that flooding is no good for anybody. Sure hope the weather is more typical in January and February Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketsub Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 The cement soi to my house is finally passable after a week, even though it is still raining intermittently. I found out somewhat ironic that they moved the 'Friday Floating Market' here to a busy streetside intersection due to the flooding. My big question is: what happens to all the wildlife that gets inundated? Do they just die? The fields around here are usually filled with frogs, snakes, insects and birds...there were initially some attempts by local animals (including a cat) to get inside our house, but now even the battle to keep insects out is pretty much over...I see it didn't take long for lots of small fish to begin swimming freely in the floodwater. Are they feeding on dead insects? One of the silver linings here has been that the daytime temperatures have been down at around 24 degrees and there haven't been many mosquitoes or other insect pests... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 17 hours ago, phuketsub said: Shift editing with no access to the reporter. I think by 'check dam' they meant 'weir'; these are far more common in the affected areas. They use weirs to control the flow of water from Songkhla Lake across the flat-as-a-pancake strip of low lying land (mostly under water now) for agriculture and shrimp farming... Gotta thank for the tuneup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 BACK come the rains.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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