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Phuket forecast: rain continue through the weekend

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Taking the plunge: a van ploughs through the waters of flood on road Phang Muang Sai Kor this afternoon. PHUKET: Over the past 24 hours Phuket experienced the highest rainfall since storms freak of last March, with reports throughout the island floods and gisants trees and power poles.

One of the heaviest areas affected was Patong, where knee deep waters caused traffic jams along some parts of the road to Phang Muang Sai Kor, particularly near Patong Hospital and Jungceylon complex.

Surprisingly, the infamous stretch of road of Nanai, which received the name ?Nanai River? in recent years, has been completely free of water through a project completed drainage it by the municipality of last year.

?They never really solved the problem, they simply moved it from one place to another, but I am pleased that the road is practicable today, ? a resident expat said the Gazette this afternoon.

On Patong Hill, at least two heavy duty towers toppled near the town of Patong welcome sign, well that there is no case of power outages of Patong. There are also several small landslides.

An officer of the Thai Department of meteorological (DMT) meteorological South Center (West Coast) in Phuket said 270.6 mm of precipitation were is recorded during the period of 24 hours from 15: 40 yesterday.

Amounts of precipitation in other monitoring stations Island autour indicated that areas of the wind on the West Coast took the first victims of rain:

Kamala: 217,0 mm

Karon: 162,5 mm

PA Khlok: 87.0 mm

Phuket Town: 32.8 mm

Current forecasts are for many of the same, heavy showers and strong winds throughout the weekend.

An official warning issued to the 07 today called on the people in the areas of risk to Phuket, Ranong, Phang-nga, Krabi, Trang and Satun to be prepared to evacuate in the event of flash floods.

Wind-driven waves are also high 4 metres of the Andaman Sea, so that all ships are advised to proceed with caution and small boats should keep to the ground until conditions improve, pursuant to the LMA.

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TAT confident grand number 2011 Phuket Veg Fest

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PHUKET: The current economic climate has no effect on the Phuket vegetarian Festival this year, says the Director of the Regional Office of the South of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

The festival last year generated approximately 500 million baht revenue to the local economy, said the Director Bangornrat Shinaprayoon.

It expects this event to year?s, instead of September 29 to October 5, to generate about the same.

“Asian travellers are always interested in the festival.” Last year, officers of neighbouring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia tour had packages specially for vegetarian Phuket?s Festival so their tourists could meet with vegetarian and pray each shrine.

“I think that this year the tour agents will do the same,” said Director Bangornrat.

His Office provides that premises in Phuket in October occupancy rate to rise to more than 80%, with the rest of the island at about 60%.

“Accommodations in Phuket Town have the advantage of being close to activity,” Director Bangornrat noted.

She said that the island was always “doing well” with a 70 percent occupancy rate, maximum last month of 55 per cent in July last year.

Most Phuket tourists during the low season are from China, India, South Korea, the Australia and the Russia, she added.

“I think that tourists from these countries come to Phuket during this time of year because the airlines offer direct flights through many routes to Phuket.” “It is convenient for them,” said Ms. Bangornrat.

As for the upcoming vegetarian Festival, she said: “we now coordinate with shrines involved to compile a complete list of activities to be held in each sanctuary.” We will publish the list of brochures to be presented to tourists, “she said.”

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Wichit to open the first “community dialysis centre” in Phuket

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Phuket's first 'community dialysis center' is nearly complete.First Phuket ‘community dialysis center’ draws to its end. PHUKET: The first Phuket renal dialysis centre to be managed by a local administrative body is complete, 80 percent of the Mayor of Wichit announced.

Work on the 5 million-baht Wichit renal dialysis Centre, located in the Centre of health public son of Laem on the road to Pattana Thongthin, began, about five months ago he said.

The Centre will provide dialysis for 500 baht per session of treatment of qualified patients, much less that the usual price of about 2 800 baht for treatment elsewhere on the island, said Mayor Kreetar Saetan.

?This is a particularly good project for the people of Wichit. It will help them save money and reduce the burden of being diabetic, ?, he said.

Anudach Prawat, an administrative officer with the public health common Wichit Section, said that the Centre would be ready to provide services at the end of July, as scheduled.

However, the number of dialysis machines that will be available there yet to be confirmed, he said.

Those interested in the use of the service can register now section of the public health agency of Municipality?s Wichit. So far, 77 people have registered.

Office hours are all day from 8: 30 am to 4 pm, except Sundays.

?We will have a medical staff of Vachira Phuket Hospital, but we have yet to confirm the days and times that the services will be available, ?, said Mr. Anudach.

Wichit residents will be given first priority in the allocation of appointments, while medical staff will determine how the remainder will be assigned, he said.

People with standard government medical insurance or benefits under the scheme of social security for workers will be eligible for the salaries of 500 baht. All others will be charged 1 500 to 2 000 baht by treatment.

Treatment at the Centre will be available at the time the Thai and foreign.

Dialysis, a process of elimination of waste and excess water from the blood, provides an artificial substitute for people with kidney failure.

There are currently 26 dialysis machines in public hospitals in Phuket: 12 at the hospital Phuket Vachira and 14 more to the Phuket Provincial Administration (OrBorJor) newly organization hospital opened.

Some private-run island facilities also offer dialysis, ?dialysis to offer numerous packages holiday? to foreign tourists.

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