Forty Lives have been lost as a Result of the Thailand Floods showing the Need for Essential Rescue Equipment.
The floods have raged through 12 southern provinces since the Jan 1st which has tragically took the lives of 40 people. The awareness of Flash Flooding around the world has to be increased, to help kit everyone with effective equipment to tackle these catastrophes internationally.
More rainfall was expected last week showing the uncertainty of safety in the flood prone areas. The Meteorological Department forecasted plenty more heavy rain which may have affected many provinces across Thailand.
“People should beware of severe conditions and possible flash floods. Areas prone to landslides are still subject to caution, and people should closely follow weather updates.” It said on their website.
There have been many areas devastated with damage to 20 government installations, 1,135 roads, and 191 bridges.
After the tragic loss of life through this disaster it’s a good time to raise awareness of the possible flash floods that can happen many areas across the world and it should be a call to ensure you have the right equipment to not only tackle the floods also rescue people if that scenario is to happen.
Reach and Rescue offer many rescue aids and tools to save lives and also prevent the risk of endangering more in the process. A specialist piece of equipment for floods is our state of the art Wading Pole which is already helping Rescuers around the World in their Search and Rescue efforts mainly in Flood conditions. The Wading Pole is the best depth and stability aid when wading through unknown terrain and deep waters.
Read more information on the Wading Pole HERE.
We ask all Rescuers around the world to make sure you are safe when working around these conditions and to make the extra effort to ensure you have the right equipment as it is not worth putting yourself at extra risk when knowing this state of the art equipment is available.
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