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A man looks at what is left of his village after landslides struck tambon Na Khao in Krabi’s Khao Phanom district. At least 3 people were killed in the landslides which were triggered by flooding. |
Death toll from southern storms and floods hits 15
31/03/2011
Bangkok Post
At least 3 people have been killed and six others are reported missing as mudslides swept away villages and heightened the southern flooding crisis. The overall death toll has risen to at least 15.
Mountain run-off and landslides hit villages in tambon Na Khao in Krabi’s Khao Phanom district yesterday and washed away up to 50 homes, provincial governor Prasit Osathanont said.
Hours after the landslides struck, rescue workers were still sifting through the mud in a desperate search for other victims.
Earlier it was reported that as many as 200 villagers were missing, but Mr Prasit said rescue workers who struggled to reach the devastated villages had confirmed that so far only three bodies had been found. About 300-400 people lived in the areas hit by the landslides.
News of the disaster came as 12 people were earlier confirmed dead in the heavy floods that have hit eight southern provinces.
The eight provinces are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Surat Thani, Trang, Chumphon, Songkhla, Krabi and Phangnga.
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