Overall Green alert Flood for Thailand
in Thailand

Event summary

Flood Thailand can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1100589
Death: 1
Displaced: 1065
Countries: Thailand
From - To 20 Aug - 25 Aug

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Northern Thailand, August 2020Heavy rainfall triggered flooding and landslides in northern Thailand. Authorities said 40,000 people were affected across 382 villages in 25 districts in the eight provinces of Nan, Phrae, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Phayao, Uttaradit, Lamphun and Mae Hong Son. One fatality was reported in Nan province. 1,065 people displaced, mostly in Nan Province.Thu 20 Aug 2020FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Articles: 33 | About casualties: 12 | Last hour: 0

Deeper cooperation expected among Lancang-Mekong countries: expertsThu, 27 Aug 2020 05:39:00 +0200.

KUNMING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Four years after the launch of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism, there has been holistic cooperation among the regional countries, experts said. Experts expect LMC countries to unleash greater pote
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Deeper cooperation expected among Lancang-Mekong countries: expertsWed, 26 Aug 2020 17:43:00 +0200.

KUNMING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Four years after the launch of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism, there has been holistic cooperation among the regional countries, experts said. Experts expect LMC countries to unleash greater pote
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MRC calls for transparent hydrological data sharingTue, 25 Aug 2020 17:01:00 +0200.

The Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) on Tuesday welcomed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s pledge to share year-round hydrological data with Mekong countries. But in a press release issued a day after the virtual Mekong-Lancang Coopera
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Premier Li urges wider Mekong cooperationMon, 24 Aug 2020 15:17:00 +0200.

A view of the Mekong River. Photo: VCG China brought a series of proposals, including offering the COVID-19 vaccine to Mekong countries as a priority, in the latest move of China's promotion of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC), which ob
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