The Angthong National Marine Park, off the coast of Surat Thani
province, is closing for three days from tomorrow (Thursday) as tropical
storm ‘Pabuk’ is expected to hit the southern Gulf coast.
The decision has been based on weather warnings from the TMD, which
says the storm “Pabuk” will bring unseasonal heavy downpours and high
waves in the Gulf of Thailand from Thursday into the weekend.
Entry into the national park area will be banned for three days and
park officials are asking for everyone’s cooperation. They say the
public will be notified if there are any changes to the announcement.
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The Angthong marine park is comprised of 42 islands and was named a national park in 1980.
Though “Pabuk” is expected to be less powerful than Typhoon Gay,
which devastated Chumphon and Prachuap Khiri Khan provinces in 1989, it
could still cause more damage than the tropical storm that ravaged 12
southern provinces in 1962.
Nearly one thousand people died when “Harriet” cut across Nakhon Si
Thammarat through Krabi, Phuket and Phang Nga provinces. Tropical Storm
Harriet made landfall in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, causing a storm
surge that wiped out villages in Laem Talumphuk, Pak Phanang District,
killing over 900 and leaving over 10,000 people homeless.
Source - TheNation
