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Cherng Talay villages hit by flash floods

PHUKET: A massive 163.5 mm of rain fell on Phuket between 7am yesterday (August 21) and 7am today, the Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office (DPM) says.


By Alasdair Forbes

Wednesday 22 August 2012 12:10 PM


Apart from heavy flooding in Phuket Town and, as always, in Patong, the DPM reports floods in at least three and possibly as many as eight villages in Tambon Srisoonthon.

In Kathu District, homes in the villages of Baan Tak Det, Chom Thong and Tak Thong, close to Tesco Lotus in Cherng Talay, were invaded by muddy flash floods at around 3am. 

The DPM said that it has as yet received no reports of flooding in Mai Khao, Chalong, Karon or Rassada.

This video shows floods pouring through homes in Baan Tak Det.