"Prime Minister Paethongtarn" is concerned about flooding in the North, calling an urgent meeting of ministers after the government's policy statement, assigning the Ministry of Interior to provide shelter, food, and medicine, ordering the Ministry of Defense to provide relief equipment for disaster victims, and repairing broken roads and bridges. Reporters reported that after Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister, finished announcing the government's policy to the parliament, the Prime Minister called an urgent meeting of relevant ministers, including Mr. Phumtham Vejjayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr. Peerapan Salirathavibhaga, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Mr. Prasert Chantarawongthong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Mr. Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Social Development a nd Human Security, Mr. Chusak Sirinil, Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office, Ms. Jiraporn Sindhuphrai, State Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office, and Dr. Prommin Lertsuridej, Secretary-General to the Prime Minister, to discuss solving the flood crisis in the North, which is an urgent problem at this time, in order to coordinate all sectors to work together effectively. The Prime Minister has ordered the Ministry of Interior, especially the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, to manage temporary shelters, basic utilities, food, water, medicine and clothing for those affected by the disaster. He has also assigned the Ministry of Defense to mobilize planes, flat-bottom boats, jet skis and helicopters to urgently help flood victims. The Prime Minister also assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to urgently find ways to repair dams and floodgates to slow down the water and reduce the intensity of the water . He also assigned the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Defense, in the part of the Army Development Command, to urgently repair broken roads and bridges so that the people can travel more conveniently, especially at this time when people must be evacuated quickly. The Prime Minister has assigned all agencies to prepare data to enable systematic coordination in order to help the people as quickly as possible. Then at 2:00 p.m., the Prime Minister will hold a meeting with civil servants at the operational level at Parliament House to give instructions and follow up on the results of assistance to the people. It was also reported that the Prime Minister talked and asked about the flood situation in Chiang Rai Province with Ms. Piyarat Tiyapairat, Chiang Rai MP for the Pheu Thai Party, with concern and urged her to help the affected people to the fullest extent. The Prime Minister looked stressed and worried. Source: Thai News Agency
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