After the flood, Phuket mops

Flooding at the intersection of the Zaan Baan, directly behind the commercial complex market of Jungceylon. PHUKET: Crews of Phuket through emergency response continued their cleanup operations, as flood waters subsided and breaks in the rain has come late this afternoon.

?Today, there is no major flood left standing water in the area of Patong. We started our work of cleaning yesterday, especially in the affected areas, ? Wisit Methasoonthornpot, head of the Division of mitigation and common prevention Patong disasters told the Phuket Gazette.

Locations in Patong suffered most were Laem Petch and the Park of Loma intersection, intersection Sainamyen market Zaan Baan, Soi Sansabai opposite Soi Kuan Yang, the length of the road of Ratchapatanusorn and Phang Muang Sai Kor Road and same and 50 ft. road through the hills at the back of the seaside resort base.

?Yesterday, we emptied the basement of the Hospital of Patong. We also removed the sand that washed away on the road in front of the Hotel Novotel Kalim and curve Kuan Yang on Patong Hill. Rain still washes of sand on the road to these two spots, ? said Wisit head.

Patong Hospital Director Dr. Phumin Silaphan today told the Gazette that earlier that he expected the hospital to resume full services was Wednesday.

?The basement has been drained, but rain flooded our generator room, forcing us to close our dental clinic, ward theater and delivery of operation, and to suspend all work laboratory, ? said.

Across the island, it is still too early to assess the impact of floods.

Damage report published yesterday by the provincial Office of DDPM (DDPM-Phuket) Phuket, Kamala has been particularly affected, with an estimated 1.22 million baht in damages.

Floods there directly affected one approximately 1,000 inhabitants and approximately 150 homes, with about 90 buildings damage totalling approximately 800,000 baht.

Four roads and seven dams were damaged at height of approximately 400,000 baht, and rubber and banana of five-rai plantation has been reported as suffering damage estimated at about 20,000 baht.

A combined 500 residents in about 250 houses were directly affected in Rassada and Chalong, said the report.

In Thalang, approximately 360 inhabitants in 120 households Thepkrasattri and Srisoonthorn subdistricts were affected by floods.

An estimate of the damage to the Patong has yet to be reported to the DDPM.

?We expect more reports to update damage of local government throughout Phuket, DDPM officer ? said.

The officer added that ? out 20 years Charles Anthony Thomas British tourism being not electrocuted on Soi Bangla ? he there had been no other deaths or missing following the floods.

?Regardless, our agents are still waiting for 24 hours to provide assistance to the case, ?, she said.

Other reports by Chutharat Plerin

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Phuket rain leads visitors to the home expo

Time of sausage: queue of visitors until sausages free sample at the expo. PHUKET: Heavy rains on Phuket, this week has provided a boost practical the inaugural Andaman resort home expo, which attracted nearly 3,000 visitors on the day of the opening event?s Thursday.

The event, a cost of 3 million baht on stage, is open from 11 to 21 to HomeWorks on the road to bypass until Sunday.

The expo marks the early industry of the grand hotel of time six clubs and associations have combined their efforts to present such an event, said Vasan Tongsanga, President of the Food & Beverage Managers Club (Andaman region).

The other clubs involved are Phuket Spa Association, Chief of the Phuket Association, maintenance spare management Club, head of Engineering and Phuket Phuket Artisans Club.

?In the past, each of us organized separately our own activities. But this time, with the support of the Centre for development of the skills of Phuket and the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the six clubs in the industry are similarly able to stage a show United, ?, said Mr. Vasan.

There are more than 90 booths at the show, highlighting hospitality goods ranging from F & B products such as drinks, ice cream, bread and sausages of kitchen utensils to fully integrated systems of air conditioning.

Exhibitors ran the range of suppliers on a large scale to local companies.

Onuma Choiychana, a sales executive at BM Quality Food Co Ltd, a provider of sausage of German style based in Pathum Thani, seeks to increase awareness of the brand.

?We have been supplying beef, chicken and pork sausages to more than 100 hotels of four and five stars in Phuket for about seven years, and other in Phang Nga and Krabi, ?, she explained.

?Being a part of this exhibition help us to raise awareness of brand, Phuket residents since our products are not sold individually elsewhere other than the Chalong Villa market, ?, added Ms. Onuma.

Also seeks to stimulate the market exposure is Aeknatchara Suwanno, President of daily sunshine (Thailand) Co. Ltd., a provider of local hotel based in Chalong.

?We have been providing juice, like orange, pineapple and mango, for six years and fruity gelato ice cream for two years at our 150 customers, who are mainly hotels, but at this event, our goals is just to make our better brand awareness with the public, ?, he said.

To entertain the public, and for the staff of the hotel to demonstrate their skills, competencies and 70 skills competitions are held throughout the show, with 300,000 baht in prize money to win.

The competitions are barman and wine butler contest, a competition of kitchen and competition of sculpture on ice, floral arrangement, napkin folding, cures and engineering skills.

The itinerary for this afternoon (August 27) is:

? 11-14: Thai cooking competition
? 13-17: fruits of sea Somtam contest from cooking
? 13-18: the air conditioner technician skills competition
? 13-18: electronics technician skills competition
? 15-18: competition foot spa
? 18-21: ?Flair? bartender contest
? 18-21: ice-carving contest

The calendar of events for Sunday (August 28) is:

? 11-14: the fruit of Andaman Sea and European-style cooking competition
? 16-20: ice-carving contest
? 16 to 19: bartender contest
? 19-21: the closing ceremony

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Patong hospital, 40 evacuated patients flood

PHUKET: Flooding in the basement to doctors forced to Patong hospital y to evacuate approximately 40 patients as precautionary measure, transfer to facilities elsewhere in Phuket.

?Some of them were transferred to the Hospital of Vachira Phuket [at Phuket], while others were dismissed early so they could go home, said ? Hospital Director Dr. Phumin Silaphan.

Heavy rains on Thursday saw flood waters spill over from the hospital?s parking in the basement of the main building.

?The generator room was flooded water more than a metre high. Now, he dropped half a metre. We are pumping water, but it is planned to take some time, ? Dr. Phumin said late yesterday.

The hospital has temporarily stopped accepting hospitalized patients.

?We have also shut down our operation theatre, x-ray room and precautionary measure delivery room, because without the generator, we have no power in the electricity supply primary goes offline, ?, said Dr. Phumin.

?If rain slows, we expect to be fully operational no later than Monday, ?, he added.

Department of prevention of disasters and mitigation (DDPM) Phuket head San Jantharawong, said that although floodwaters through Phuket were back, its officers were still monitoring landslide on the slopes and areas of risk known Patong, Kamala, Kathu.

?If the hard rain continues, it can cause landslides, ?, he said.

Chief San urged people to take into account the weather warning issued by the meteorological service, which provides heavy rains continue today.

The DDPM-Phuket Office received many reports of flooding.

?The worst affected areas appear to Chalong, Thepkasattri, Kamala and Patong, ?, he said.

In response, the DDPM-Phuket plans across the province a flood and landslide risk area, said Chief San.

?We ordered rescue teams to all local authority is waiting, ready to respond to the calls of emergency in their fields, ?, he said.

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