The tropical storm “Pabuk” has reached the South of Thailand with heavy rains and strong winds. A fisherman was killed. Flights have been canceled. Tens of thousands of tourists are stuck.
The tropical storm “Pabuk” is met with gusts of wind, heavy rain and rising sea floods in the South of Thailand on the country. The storm reached wind speeds of 70 kilometres per hour, the province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on the Malay Peninsula, said the General Director of the meteorological service, Phuwieng Prakhammintara. “We can flood to be expected in the area of heavy rain and cloudbursts, Floods and fall through the night,” he added. On the beach of the province of Pattani, a fisherman was found dead. First of all, the Meteorologist had not expected the impact of the storm for the evening.
prior to the arrival of the “Pabuk” in the province, 800 kilometers South of the capital, Bangkok, the roads and disrupted power lines. The authorities called on the residents to leave the area. Who was still in the houses, should cause a fuss and make themselves noticed.
cancelled flights – ferry set
The authorities were expecting “Pabuk” is more than a dozens of provinces search home, where it Surat’ll catch Thani with the tourist Islands of Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phanga, at the worst. Flights to Nakhon Si Thammarat and Koh Samui have been cancelled, and ferry services in the Gulf of Thailand, set. Alone on the holiday island of Koh Phangan, tens of thousands of tourists are stuck according to the authorities.
The Foreign office has released a latest travel notice for Thailand tourists to be published. “Pabuk” will potentially lead to tidal waves in southern Thailand and the holiday island of Koh Samui. Travelers are asked to keep track of the local media, in close contact with your tour operator or the airline to keep company and to follow the instructions of local authorities.
Two Ergasbohrinseln in the Golf stopped operations and evacuated their crews, as the state oil company announced PTT.
as bad as “Harriet”?
“Pabuk” is the first tropical storm for the past three decades, the searches for the Region outside of the monsoon time. Meteorologist estimate that “Pabuk” could be as destructive as the tropical storm “Harriet” in 1962, nearly a thousand people in the country killed.
tens of thousands of Pabuk”, 03.01.2018 Atlas |Thailand |Bangkok
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