Chiang Mai, Tak, Mae Hong Son, etc. warned of possible torrential rains and flash floods ...

< sad note : yesterday 4 children swimming in a canal in the Saraphee
district were electrocuted by a welding shop's equipment that somehow was
not properly grounded .... or ? >

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30002856

Chiang Mai on full alert for impacts from Malay storm

Chiang Mai - The governor of this northern city Saturday ordered provincial
officials to be on full alert for possible flash floods expected to be
caused by torrential rains due to the influence of Mala tropical storm.

The northern office of the Meteorological Department announced tat at 4 am
on Saturday the storm was moving at the speed of 18 kilometres per hour and
its maximum wind speed near the centre was about 140 kilometre per hour. It
was about 300 kilometres east of Rangoon in the Bengal Bay and expected to
move ashore in the afternoon.

The office warned that influence of the storm would lead to torrential rains
in several northern provinces, including the western part of Tak, Mae Hong
Son, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and Lampang.

Chiang Mai Governor Suwat Tantipat ordered provincial officials to be on
alert on the 24-hour basis to provide immediate help to people who may be
affected by flash floods.


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