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Tropical Rains Flood Parts of Thailand, 5,000 Seek Shelter

BANGKOK (AP) — Water up to waist-high flooded some riverfront neighborhoods and other areas of Thailand on Thursday after a tropical depression dumped heavy rains and knocked down trees, causing at least one death. The heaviest rainfall, about 22 centimeters …

Thailand Hit With More Flooding Amid Heavy Rains

BANGKOK (AP) — Heavy rains in central and northeastern Thailand caused new flooding on Monday, with authorities forced to release water into an already swollen river after a reservoir reached full capacity, and others facing the same possibility. Authorities in …

Flooding Threat Hangs Over Thai Capital Bangkok

BANGKOK (AP) — Bangkok and other areas of central Thailand received new warnings of possible major flooding, even as disaster relief authorities said Wednesday the threat had eased in 13 of 30 provinces elsewhere that were lashed by seasonal monsoon …

Thailand Issues New Flood Warnings From Seasonal Rain

BANGKOK (AP) — Officials in Thailand issued fresh warnings Tuesday about flooding caused by seasonal monsoon rains, after at least six deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm that struck over the weekend. The Department of Disaster …

Thai Forex Firm Disinfects Banknotes to Fight Coronavirus

BANGKOK — A Thai foreign exchange firm is disinfecting banknotes it collects from its branches as a safety precaution for its workers and customers because of the coronavirus outbreak. The money changer has around 15 branches at popular tourist areas …

Earthquake Causes Damage in Thailand, Myanmar

A strong earthquake shook northern Thailand and Myanmar on Monday evening, and some light damage was reported. People were evacuated from the terminal of the main airport in Chiang Rai, a northern Thai city near the epicenter of the 6.0-magnitude …

11 Die in Thai Construction Accident

Police in Thailand say an accident at a construction site near Bangkok has killed at least 11 people and injured 18 others. Police Lieutenant Aphiwat Gaysorn says the accident Tuesday in Samut Prakarn province’s Bang Phli district occurred when a …

Superstore in Phuket, Thailand Goes Up in Flames

A massive fire ravaged a hypermarket-type store Wednesday night on Thailand’s southern resort island of Phuket, sending flames hundreds of feet into the air and forcing the evacuation of nearby residents. No casualties were immediately reported from the blaze, with …

16 Killed in Car Crash in Thailand’s Northeast

At least 16 people, most of them construction workers, were killed when a pickup truck crashed into a tree on a rural road in Thailand’s northeast on Monday, police said. The pickup truck was carrying a number of construction workers …

Indian Woman Killed in Thai Parasailing Accident

An Indian tourist celebrating her wedding anniversary was killed in a parasailing accident off Thailand’s coast, police said Thursday. Shilpi Agarwal, 36, and her husband had hired a speedboat to parasail Wednesday near Pattaya’s beach but it failed to launch, …