Storm warning issued for most of Thailand
published : 20 May 2020 at 00:16
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Supoj Wancharoen
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has issued storm alerts for Bangkok and 62 provinces, warning of heavy rain and strong winds until Thursday triggered by tropical cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal.
The department said on Tuesday cyclone Amphan was moving north-northeast and was expected to make landfall in upper India and Bangladesh this week.
This would strengthen the southwest monsoon across the Andaman Sea and in the Gulf of Thailand. Heavy rain was therefore forecast in most of the country. Flash floods, runoff and stormy seas are possible.
The department was working with authorities in Bangkok and 62 provinces likely to be affected, preparing for torrential rain and strong winds until May 21.
Of the 62 provinces,13 are in the North, 18 in the Northeast, 15 in the Central Plains, seven in the East and nine in the South. (see map below)
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Vocabulary
- cyclone: a violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle - พายุหมุนไซโคลน
- flash floods (noun): floods that happen suddenly without warning - น้ำที่เกิดท่วมในที่ต่ำโดยฉับพลันทันทีและไหลลดลงอย่างรวดเร็ว
- landfall: the place where a storm coming from the sea first hits land - การเข้าหาแผ่นดิน
- monsoon: the season of heavy rain during the summer in hot Asian countries - มรสุม
- runoff: rainfall that cannot be taken in by the soil and which flows into rivers, lakes or the sea - น้ำหลาก, ปริมาณของเหลวที่ไหลออก
- torrential (rain): extremely heavy (rain) - ซึ่งไหลเชี่ยว
- Keywords
- heavy rain
- strong winds
- department
- provinces
