BangkokPost.com from Agency reports
Sixteen provinces in upper Thailand went on alert on Saturday as tropical cyclone Nargis moved so close to Thailand it ripped off Burmese roofs and closed down Rangoon airport and broadcasting stations.
The Thai provinces, mostly in the North, were on special watch for flash floods and mudslides through the weekend, according to the Meteorlogical Department.
The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation office in Lampang province instructed all five of its relief agency offices in the North to closely track the cyclone, which is expected to dump inches of rain on the already wet area.
The warning said, in part:
Tropical cyclone Nargis in Burma ... is moving east-northeast at 15 kilometres per hour. This causes abundant rainfall, and heavy to very heavy rain in many places in the North and the Central regions during 3-5 May (Saturday through Monday).
People in the west of Thailand, especially in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Tak, Kamphaengphet, Lamphun, Lampang, Phrae, Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Kanchanaburi, Ranong, Chanthaburi and trart provinces should beware of flooding conditions during this period.
Rough seas are likely in the Andaman Sea. All ships should proceed with caution and small boats should keep ashore during this period.
Reports said Nargis slammed hard into Rangoon on Saturday. It ripped roofs from homes, felled trees and power lines and forced the military authorities to close the airport. Electricity failed on Friday evening.
There were no reports of deaths. Burmese meteorological officials warned that that Cyclone Nargis could trigger a storm surge of up to four metres in coastal areas.
State-run MRTV and city radio were off the air. All Internet service, poor at any time, was cut.
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Sixteen provinces in upper Thailand went on alert on Saturday as tropical cyclone Nargis moved so close to Thailand it ripped off Burmese roofs and closed down Rangoon airport and broadcasting stations.
The Thai provinces, mostly in the North, were on special watch for flash floods and mudslides through the weekend, according to the Meteorlogical Department.
The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation office in Lampang province instructed all five of its relief agency offices in the North to closely track the cyclone, which is expected to dump inches of rain on the already wet area.
The warning said, in part:
Tropical cyclone Nargis in Burma ... is moving east-northeast at 15 kilometres per hour. This causes abundant rainfall, and heavy to very heavy rain in many places in the North and the Central regions during 3-5 May (Saturday through Monday).
People in the west of Thailand, especially in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Tak, Kamphaengphet, Lamphun, Lampang, Phrae, Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Kanchanaburi, Ranong, Chanthaburi and trart provinces should beware of flooding conditions during this period.
Rough seas are likely in the Andaman Sea. All ships should proceed with caution and small boats should keep ashore during this period.
Reports said Nargis slammed hard into Rangoon on Saturday. It ripped roofs from homes, felled trees and power lines and forced the military authorities to close the airport. Electricity failed on Friday evening.
There were no reports of deaths. Burmese meteorological officials warned that that Cyclone Nargis could trigger a storm surge of up to four metres in coastal areas.
State-run MRTV and city radio were off the air. All Internet service, poor at any time, was cut.
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