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Heavy rain scheduled for Phuket

PHUKET: A deep monsoon trough is covering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, causing heavy rain in Northeastern, Central, Eastern and Southern Thailand, including Phuket. The rain is expected to continue until Friday (September 28) at least.


By Tanyaluk Sakoot

Wednesday 26 September 2012 11:14 AM


 

Authorities have warned people to be aware of the possibility of flooding and landslides in the next couple of days.

At sea, wave are likely to reach heights of two metres, so small boats are urged to stay on shore until next Monday (September 30).

The bad weather is connected to two major storms in the region. Supertyphoon Jelawat, packing winds gusting up to 295 kilometres an hour, is to the east of the Philippines, moving northward and expected to hit Taiwan at the weekend.

Tropical storm Ewiniar, currently heading northeast along the coast of Japan, is less malevolent, generating winds around 85 kmh. Neither is expected to visit Thailand.