Thailand : Drought : 1999/01 | |
GLIDE: DR-1999-000037-THA |
Duration | 1999/01 |
Country or District |
Thailand |
Name | Drought |
Outline | 6 million people in 44 provinces have been affected by Thailand's worst drought in decades. The drought situation could worsen during February to June this year. |
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Personal Injury | Material Damage | Others |
OCHA Situation Report No. 1 6 Feb. | ||
In Bangkok, the Metropolitan Waterworks authority has started to cut tap water production and distribution by 10 per cent a day. About 140,000 households or 500,000 people in Bangkok and nearby provinces will be affected by the cut. |
The Cabinet instructed all provinces and districts to form working groups whose mandate is to limit second rice crop farming which takes too heavy a toll on water resources. |
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