Labor Ministry provides aid and rehabilitation to Nakhon Phanom flood victims

The Minister of Labor has handed out necessities to flood victims in Nakhon Phanom province while setting a rehabilitation plan for the province using Ministry funds.

Minister of Labor, Pol Gen Adul Saengsinghkaeo has undertaken a survey of flooded areas in Nakhon Phanom province and given necessities to victims from Baan Nong Kud Kan School and the Non Tan Sub-District Administration Organization. Up to 1,000 survival kits sponsored by both state and private sector bodies were distributed.

The Ministry of Labor is planning to use a budget of 2.5 million baht to rehabilitate flooded parts of Nakhon Phanom, with the effort to center on 53 career building activities. It will begin by providing a mobile repair service for flood hit homes and vehicles.

In Sakon Nakhon province, Director-General of the Livestock Department, Veterinarian Sorawis Thanitoh has led a team to inspect an animal shelter set up in Baan Ta Sao Koi of Phon Na Kaeo district where farm animals impacted by flooding have been relocated. Since July 29, up to five districts of the province have been hit by floods with 609 farming households affected, including 2,628 animals.

The province’s Livestock Department is providing care for the displaced animals, using a supply of over 440 tons of animal feed distributed across the country by the Livestock Department to manage such situations.

The Ministry of Public Health meanwhile, has ordered hospitals in flood-risk zones to move medicine and medical equipment to safe places in anticipation of an inundation. Bed-ridden patients are to be provided with care by mobile medical units while preparations for accessing hospitals during floods have also been made.

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