Flood relief center orders urgent evacuation of Navanakhon Industrial Estate

The National Flood Relief Centre Monday order an urgent evacuation of workers in the Navanakhon Industrial Estate and nearby residents.

The order was issue live on TV at 12:30 pm. Justice Minister Pracha Promnok, the head of the relief centre, issued the evacuation order at 11:45 am.

The order was given after the second flood embankment protecting the industrial zone in Pathum Thani collapsed.

Evacuees will be sheltered Thammasat University’s Rangsit Campus, Dhammakaya Temple and the government Complex in Chaeg Wattana.