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Southern Thailand told to batten down for floods
Report from The Nation dated Wednesday 8 November 2006 :-
Southern Thailand told to batten down for floods
The Public Health Ministry yesterday held a meeting of public health chiefs of 14 southern provinces to prepare for monsoon flooding, at which it announced that more than 650,000 people fell ill as a result of the recent two months of flooding.
Permanent Secretary for Public Health Dr Prat Boonyawongwirot urged some 200 southern health officials at the meeting to prepare facilities, medical supplies and mobile medical units for the flooding that is expected to result from the monsoon season rains.
Meanwhile, Ministry Deputy Permanent Secretary Manit Thiratantikanont said the recent floods that hit Central Thailand for over two months caused 654,183 people to fall ill from water-borne diseases. Nonthaburi was the hardest hit with 176,258 cases, followed by Angthong's 67,115, Ayutthaya's 61,431 and Suphan Buri's 48,667. Hand, foot and mouth disease was the most common illness at 44 per cent, followed by rashes at 14 per cent and flu at 11 per cent.
--- KatoeyNewsNetwork
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