Govt ‘sorry’ for flood relief delay

Payments held up after website crash

- MONGKOL BANGPRAPA

Flood victims register for a 9,000-baht-per-household relief fund at the Hat Yai Municipality Office, while officers verify documents and enter key data into the system.

(NUTTHAWAT WICHEANBUT)

The government has issued an apology after the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) website crashed yesterday, disrupting registration for flood relief payments to those affected by the floods in the South.

It assured people that the process has now been simplified, requiring only an ID card, with no need for community consultations, following a cabinet resolution granting an exemption.