Phuket braces for rain havoc: Urgent weather alert signals flood risk

The southern province of Phuket has been included in an urgent weather notification that advocates for all hands on deck amid the risk of flash floods possibly instigated by heavy, persistent rain forecasted to batter the Andaman coast starting from Sunday, August 20.

This alert was issued yesterday by Boonsom Cholpitakwong, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR). The ONWR foresees a deluge of heavy rain starting Sunday and lasting for a full three-day run until Wednesday of the following week, from August 20 to August 23.

The notification covers a considerable expanse of the country, spotlighting vulnerable areas in the northern, northeastern, eastern, and southern regions of Thailand poised to bear…