Hat Yai flood a saga of merry fools
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul last Friday is greeted by Hat Yai Mayor Narongporn Na Phatthalung (left) at an army base in Songkhla province where he received a flood management briefing from the Songkhla governor Rattasart Chidchu (right). courtesy of Public Relations Department of Songkhla
Most people are aware of the complete failure of the Anutin administration's failure to handle the flood disaster in Hat Yai.
The floods were reputed to be the worst in recent memory, but the government's response to the crisis, from the top policy-making level down to the bottom, was also epic.
The official death toll for the flood-ravaged southern provinces on Saturday was put at 162, including 126 in Hat Yai alone. But the actual fatalities are expected to be much higher as several places are still inaccessible due to flooding.
It is not surprising that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has come under heavy criticism from all directions: from the flood victims in Hat Yai, to academic
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