Chaichanok affirms full government support for the South - Warns the flooding situation remains unpredictable

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Today (Nov 25) at 9:46 AM at Government House, Mr. Chaichanok Chidchob, Minister of Digital Economy and Society, responded to questions regarding the major flooding in southern Thailand.

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Mr. Chaichanok stated that access to electricity and mobile signals is currently a major problem because signal-transmitting vehicles cannot reach all affected areas. Only satellite signals within a 50-meter radius are available.

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The inability to deliver electricity into the disaster-stricken zones has made it difficult both to transmit mobile phone signals and for residents to charge their communication devices. Relevant agencies are now being urgently instructed to distribute portable solar-powered phone chargers to the public as quickly as possible.

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Regarding proactive assistance for citizens in need, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers are fully expediting efforts and placing high importance on this matter, with some officials directly overseeing operations in the affected areas.

In addition, he referenced reports from CO30 indicating that global warming has become extremely severe, causing ice to melt and sea levels to rise. Combined with increasingly unpredictable storms, this may be contributing to the flooding currently affecting Hat Yai. The government will monitor the situation closely.

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Mr. Chaichanok said that the flooding situation at this time remains unpredictable. Even if conditions improve, it is still unsafe for residents to return to their homes.

On the issue of cell broadcast alerts, which currently have coverage limitations in notifying the public, he said that the system has been upgraded into a semi-manual, semi-analog format so that people can receive alerts both via mobile phones and through community-level warnings. However, due to the severity of this event, the system has not yet been able to function effectively.

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Mr. Chaichanok also mentioned a project being developed in collaboration with the Digital Government Development Agency (Public Organization), or DGA. The project involves a database identifying bedridden patients located in flood-risk areas. Originally intended for precise relief efforts, the database is now being used to check which high-risk areas cannot be contacted. This will be discussed in meetings to determine which involved agencies can make use of this information most effectively.

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