Emergency alert system on standby as storm Wipha nears Thailand


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BANGKOK: The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) director-general Passakorn Bunyalak said on Tuesday (July 22) that provincial units had been placed on the highest level of alert, with a central war room set up to monitor the tropical storm Wipha and assess disaster risks around the clock.

According to the Thai Meteorological Department, Wipha is expected to make landfall in Vietnam on Wednesday before weakening into a tropical depression. Its influence is forecast to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the North, upper Northeast, and Central regions of Thailand from July 22–24.

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