Gov Nisit also ordered officials to take ramp up their measures to mitigate the floodwaters, which were still evident during his visit to the area this morning (August 8).
“More than 100 homes were affected by the flooding,” Gov Nisit explained.
Many residents in the area, which is immediately south of Phuket International Airport, are using small boats to access their homes.
The Phuket Provincial office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) and the Sakoo Tambon Administration Organization (OrBorTor) drained some of the floodwaters yesterday, Gov Nisit pointed out.
“But the floodwaters have risen by at least 10 centimetres because of it rained again overnight,” he said.
“Officials are trying to locate the problem and to unclog the drains, and we are providing all assistance that residents might need at this moment,” Gov Nisit said.
The affected area is below the sea level and often floods when Phuket is hit with heavy rainfalls, he said.
Gov Nisit also gave ordered Thalang Distict Chief Veera Kerdsirimongkol to monitor the situation every hour.
“But for the long-term solution, the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation [PPAO, or OrBorJor] will investigate and survey the area to install larger permanent drainage for the area,” he said.
Phuket Red Cross also donated life vests to residents and DDPM-Phuket officials reviewed the the total cost of damage floodwaters caused to residents’ homes in order to determine how much assistance is to be provided.