employees of the Nava Nakorn industrial estate in their way Nakornratchasima in half to 1.3 meters of water
Heavy floods continue to ravage many parts of the country with the north-east of the most 'hit and particularly Nakhon Ratchasima, where the authorities' and say' the worst flooding in 50 years which is causing severe damage to crops, livestock, dairy products along with properties' private and industrial plants.
The authorities' can not yet quantify the damage to crops and livestock since 'the level of the flood and' more persistent and will withdraw only when the water ', it' s possible to do an assessment.
There 'concern for other possible flooding brought by Typhoon Megi although the Weather Service said the typhoon had changed course after hitting the Philippines and is moving towards the South of China. However, talking about the weather forecast more rain in the next 48 hours before the arrival of high pressure from China.
The authorities' reported that 16 provinces in North, Northeast and Center were flooded.
It is estimated that the damage to the crop in areas of Prachin Buri and Nakhon Ratchasima, amounts to hundreds of millions of baht. In addition to crops and herds, even shops and hotels were flooded.
"priority 'now and' to save the affected people and give them basic necessities'. The damage is very significant, "says Rumpuengsak Ngamrojanavanich, director of information technology of the Chamber of Commerce in Nakon Ratchasima.
"Flooding and 'arrived quickly and found us unprepared. In two hours, the water has reached the level of the knee. No alarm 'was given by state agencies " said.
Rumpuengsak says Pak Thong Chai and ' the most 'affected area along the outside of the district where rice is grown.
'More' than 1,600 square kilometers of rice are devastated " says. Pak Thong Chai, Sung Noen, Pak Chong district and the areas outside are all flooded.
Rumpuengsak says that computers and technological equipment in industrial plants such as Shin-Ei Hitech Precision Assembly and MMI (Thailand) are all flooded with 2 feet of water.
Kulpatra Rakjorboon, a small business in Pak Chong, laments the loss of 200,000 baht since '400 bags of fertilizer and 200 bags of food for chickens are stored under water in a shed of Nong Sarai flooded right now.
The Federation of Thai Industries said that companies in the North East complaining about the impossibility 'of transporting raw materials, especially those in the agricultural sector.
Chumpon Somchai, president of the Chamber of Commerce in Prachin Buri, declare that the greatest damage of flooding in the district and 'mainly in the town of Kabin Buri which should be less than Nakhon Ratchasima.
It is expected that the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) offer assistance to affected farmers. Among the measures Short-term loans include payments for another year, while among the long-term measures, and 'including the extension of payments on loans up to 3 years for those farmers whose incomes have fallen for more' than 50% .
The BAAC also consider 'the extension of loans to farmers up to 100,000 baht at a rate of 3 points less.
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