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Updated information from the Implementation of Flood Effected People Assistance Center

Summary of flooding situation

1.         Updated flooding situation since 25 July 2011 up to present, the total flooding area and announced to be the emergency flooding area were 64 provinces with 680 Districts, 4,917 Sub-districts, 43,593 villages, and 562 people were died.

2.         At present situation still effected by the flooding were 20 provinces, 142 District, 1,008 Sub-districts, 7,117 villages which effected to 5,305,559 people in 1,962,825 families. The effected flooding provinces were Nakhon Sawan, Chainat, Singburi, Ang Thong, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Lopburi, Saraburi, Suphanburi, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut Sakhon, Samut Prakarn, Bangkok, Ubon Ratchathani, Si Sa Ket, Roi Et, Kalasin, Chachoengsao, and Nakhon Nayok.

3.      The recovery provinces and in between rehabilitation were totaling 44 provinces which are Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Phrae, Nan, Mae Hong Son, Lampun, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Sukhothai, Phichit, Uthai Thani, Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum, Nongkai, Buengkan, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Surin, Maha Sarakham, Khon Kaen, Sakon Nakhon, Rayong, Chon Buri, Prachuap Kiri Khan, Ranong, Phang Nga, Phuket, Chanthaburi, Satun, Trang, Surat Thani, Trat, Sa Kaeo, Yasothon, Amnat Charoen, Loei, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buriram, Ratchaburi, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak and Prachin Buri.       

The coordination assistance among our networks

Advises concerning insurance

The Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of Thailand have circulated
notification for all members, trade associations and Provincial Chambers of Commerce throughout the country with insurances who are flood effected and in taking measures to request for compensation, if facing any problems or objections, to send lists of the problems from seeking compensation together with copies of documents and related information to the Thai Chamber of  Commerce and the Board of Trade of Thailand and the Ad hoc committee in order to get advises regarding insurances which is chaired by Mr. Chainant Ukosakul, Chairman of the International Trade Committee, Board of Trade of Thailand and Advisor to the Insurance Brokers Association who is an expert in  insurance and will answer questions and give advises and recommendation to the members.

Measure for Rehabilitate by the Government Sector

To receive healing compensation from flood under the Act of Public Disaster Prevention and Relieve 2007

Those flood effected victims to receive assistance in the amount of 1,500 baht in case of flash flood or prolonged flood of more than 7 days will have to bring documents bearing evidence which compose of:  household registration, identity card, police report, picture of the flooded residence to submit to the administrative officer at the district office within 30 days after the flood.  In case the persons cannot bring household registration, they may retrieve them from the Registration Office of the District Office.  For other evidences eg. houses without registration will be in accordance with the announcement that is to use personal witnesses or those approved by the administration.  Bangkok Metropolitan is urging people to submit their request soonest so that matters will be forwarded to the Public Disaster Prevention and Relieve, Ministry of Interior for completion within 22 December this year.

Treasury Department to assist those renting State Property who are flood effected
to be exempted from rent up to 2 years

The Ministry of Finance has provided measures to assist those who rent State Properties and  re effected by flood as follows:  In case of renting State Property for living;  if partial damaged to  exempt rent for 1 year;  if total destruction for 2 years; In case of renting State Property to use for  agricultural purposes and the vegetation is damaged to exempt rent for 1 year;  In case of renting buildings on State Property and cannot conduct business for more than 3 days to exempt rent for 1 month.  People may contact Provincial Treasury Office in their region and to submit for consideration pictures of the land or building damaged by flood and letter of guarantee from the
local head or Local Administration Office.

The Flood Effected People Helping Center has issued measures to help flood effected areas:

The Flood Effected People Helping Center as the operating agency has issued measures
to help people in the flood effected areas as follows:

1.       To request all insurance companies to submit report of the number of cases requesting
for compensation, both for life and property;

2.       To set up Center to help regarding insurance to people in the effected areas by
receiving notification, to give advises including to advertise assistance from the Office of the Flood Effected People Helping Center, steps to be taken, documents and evidence needed to request  compensation via radio and information distributing agencies as well as those insurance volunteers.

3.       To inspect information from insurance companies in the effected areas for those who took out insurances both life and property in order to follow up and to expedite the insurance companies to pay compensation in a fast, correct and just manner

4.       To coordinate with network for example Board of Trade of Thailand, Federation of Thai Industries to inform damages of those insured enterpreneurs so that the Office of Flood Effected People Helping Center may give assistance.

5.       To coordinate with branches of the insurance companies, General Company for Car Protection, General Company for Insurance Garage and Educational Institutions to provide assistance, advises and inspect vehicles damaged from the flood and to provide towing trucks, to repair vehicles, houses as well as those agricultural equipments.

6.       To coordinate with provincial transportation offices concerning number of registered vehicles in each category;  The Office, together with the Insurance Association to set up Center of Insurance Assisting Flood to go into effected areas to received notification and to give advises in requesting for compensation and other advises concerning insurances; To give free inspection to vehicles in 20 categories by expert mechanics from Car and Motorcycle Centers;  To give information concerning towing trucks.  So far, the above assistance has been carried out in Ayuthaya and Lopburi and in December this year after the flood recedes they will go to Patumthani, Nonthaburi and Bangkok.  People may seek further information by dialing 1186 hotline throughout 24 hours everyday including public holidays.

Measures for Recovery by the Government Sector

Community Rehabilitation

Electricity Generating Authority has brought out high capacity pump to spray EM solution in the communities around Bang Kruay Headquarters.  This is one of the projects to help people after flood crisis.  The good bacteria will help clean contaminated water and has been used in Songkhla Province during its high flood.

Electricity Generating Authority stands ready to bring EM solution to spray in Nonthaburi Province in Bang Plad, Bang Sue district in Bangkok as well as to distribute to people in the amount of 1 - 2 million litres per month for the next four months.  The distribution will be made in different communities but people will have to bring their own containers. Locations for distribution will be at the Electricity Generating Authority, in front of Central-Robinson Department Store, Rattanathibet, The Mall in Ngarm Wongwan.  The EM solution may be diluted at the ratio of 1:100 and can be used to spray in houses and on the wall where the flood has been to decrease smell.  People may telephone to Electricity Generating Authority at 02-436-3430.

In addition, after the flood, Electricity Generating Authority will join 200 students from Phra Chomklao Phranakorn Nua Technology College to set up center to repair electrical appliances with free labour cost in different communities in Nonthaburi Province including to distribute current detecting devices to people to check prior to get back into the houses.  This is to prevent dangers from getting electric shocks.

Evaluation of the Situation

70% of Bangkok Restaurants closed their business:

Chairman of the Thai Restaurants revealed that Restaurants in Bangkok are effected by flood causing more than 70% to close their business.  In case the flood continues for more than 2 months, some restaurants may be forced to let go of their workers and to be put out of business.  Many areas in Bangkok have started to be effected from flood causing more than 70% of the restaurant owners to close down.  It is estimated that the damage caused is at 7,000 to 8,000 million baht per month from all of 12,000 restaurants registered.

The Chairman admitted that this year the flood is more serious and long lasting compared to the past which caused members to lose both income and equipments which are expensive. Most restaurants have only 2 month worth of cash flow and if the flood prolongs, they may have to cut cost by letting some workers go or even to close down.  This would effect other industries related to restaurants eg. production sector, agricultural sector and tourism. However, he would like the Government to set up long term plan to solve the problem and to used centralized problem solving measure since he believes that we will face the same problem every year and the problem will become more severe.

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