Persistent rains over the past few days have caused widespread flooding in the southern Thai provinces of Narathiwat and Yala. As of the morning of the 25th local time, 9 districts in Narathiwat Province were flooded, nearly 40,000 people were seriously affected, and many school buildings were damaged. In addition, seven districts of Yala Province were also hit by floods, with houses and roads flooded. The head of Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Chaiwa, said that the disaster relief is being carried out in cooperation with the local **, and at the same time, the damage suffered by the victims is being assessed to provide assistance and compensation.
On the 25th, in Narathiwat, southern Thailand, a house was flooded after heavy rains.
In July this year, Thailand also experienced the effects of heavy rainfall. It lasted for a total of two weeks, resulting in a large number of rice fields being inundated. But in the long term, record-breaking temperatures, reduced rainfall, and natural climate change due to the effects of El Niño will hurt Thailand's economy and exacerbate poverty. According to Thailand's "Bangkok Post" a few days ago, Thailand's Office of Scientific Research and Innovation (TSRI) held a meeting this year, ** How Thailand will face the impact of El Niño from this year, and discussed issues such as climate change and water management.
According to a team of researchers** funded by the Office of Scientific Research and Innovation of Thailand, Thailand will have a low chance of high rainfall from this year until 2028 and will continue for a long time. Chalump Oonariya, a researcher at the Meteorological Department, pointed out that the impact of El Niño will be strongly felt in Thailand in the next five years, with severe drought in the south of the country in 2025 and even more areas by 2028. The researchers are calling for early preparedness for possible drought and water scarcity.
Kiatanantha Lounkaew, a lecturer in economics at Thammasat University in Bangkok, said: "The drought from El Niño will hurt the economic livelihood of the Thai people. The main crops that may be affected are rice, maize and sugarcane. Families who grow these crops have low incomes. This impact can lead to persistent poverty, as poor households will not have sufficient resources to mitigate the effects of drought. ”
Agriculture accounts for 9% of Thailand's GDP. The country is the world's second-largest exporter of rice and third-largest exporter of raw sugar. The industry employs about 1 3 percent of Thailand's workforce, including millions of farmers. Comprehensive report by Beijing Business Daily.