Flood starts to recede in Nakhon Si Thammarat municipality

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Jan 8 (TNA) - Floodwater in the provincial seat of Nakhon Si Thammarat started to recede while other districts remain deep underwater. In the Nakhon Si Thammarat municipality, major roads are now passable but flood remains in residential areas. Rainfall is now sporadic after incessant rain over the past week. However, outer districts of the province are still facing severe flooding. Good Samaritans from both the public and private sector have distributed food to the flood victims . The Fourth Army Region headquarters has cooperated with a shopping mall in opening a kitchen to cook food for distribution. The current flooding in the province is considered the most severe in the past two decades. Local officials will now consider pressing ahead the projects to build another seven reservoirs in Nakhon Si Thammarat to address a recurrence of flood. Presently, the province has four reservoirs, initiated by HM the late King. (TNA)