12.4 million people hit by drought | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

12.4 million people hit by drought

Published: 8 May 2012 at 14.28
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A total of 12,409,544 people in 37,240 villages of 51 provinces are now being affected by water shortages because of the continuing severe dry season, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Tuesday.

Wibul Sanguanpong, the department’s director general, said in a statement that about 729,876 rai of farmland was damaged by drought.

The provinces most severely hit are: Kalasin, Loei, Mukdahan, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Sukhothai, Phrae, Udon Thani, Nakhon Phanom, Nan, Mae Hong Son, Buri Ram, Yasothon, Khon Kaen, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Bueng Khan, Lamphun, Surin, Phayao, Uthai Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, Tak, Sakon Nakhon, Chaiyaphum, Amnatcharoen, Chiang Rai, Uttaradit, Chanthaburi, Lampang, Kampaengphet, Nong Khai, Phitsanulok and Si Sa Ket.

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nowayout
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Discussion 5 : 09 May 2012 at 06.135
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I guess the flooding over the weekend in Khon Kaen didn't help.
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Discussion 4 : 08 May 2012 at 21.344
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Very soon thailand will become like china where every river is contaminated, major rivers are dry to the bone. Drinking water will become severe problem for thailand in next 10 years, and no one is worried. Cut more trees built more dams, very soon thailand will have to import rice from vietnam.
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Discussion 3 : 08 May 2012 at 20.223
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The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department don't seem to be living up to their name at all.
Reporting rather than preventing or mitigating... What a disaster.
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Discussion 2 : 08 May 2012 at 17.022
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Silkpit, the answer to your question is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_in_Thailand
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Discussion 1 : 08 May 2012 at 14.481
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It would be educating how much land in these provinces used to be dense forests 50 yeaers ago, and how much is left of it?
Anyone has figures or informations available on this subject for me and perhaps others wondering why we fall from flood to drought within month.
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