Phuket Warns of Forty-Nine at Risk Villages for Landsides

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Goongnang Suksawat
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Phuket –

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has identified 49 villages in Phuket at risk for landslides.

Our previous story:

There are in total eight points in all three districts in Phuket that are at risk to cause more landslides.

Now for an update:

The Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat told the Phuket Express that the province had issued an urgent letter on Monday (September 2nd) to local authorities to be prepared for flash floods and landslides.

According to the Office of the Natural Water Resources (ONWR) they have issued a warning for Phuket to be aware of flash floods and landslides from September 3rd to September 9th. The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has identified 49 villages at risk for landslides which cover all three districts.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for five years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.