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Thailand: ICRC assists flood-stricken jails
21-10-2011 Photo gallery
Thailand is experiencing its worst floods in decades, with at least 300 dead and two-thirds of the country affected. The ICRC is supporting the efforts of the prison authorities to cope with the dramatic consequences of the floods. Since mid-October, the ICRC has assisted 30,000 persons in 11 prisons, providing them with much-needed drinking water, food, blankets, first aid kits and hygiene sets. To help protect prisons from the floods, the ICRC has provided some facilities with water pumps and sand bags. ICRC teams are also working with the Department of Corrections to help evacuated detainees let their relatives know where they are.
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In addition to its work in prisons, the ICRC has also participated in Thai Red Cross relief activities in various provinces. This work has included distributing 3,000 hot meals per day to the victims of flooding in Ayudhaya.
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Roads are flooded and this truck is one of many vehicles that have become stuck.
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The water is almost 4 m deep, and the only way for the ICRC team to reach the prison is by boat.
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The water is up to the first floor. Almost 2000 detainees have been evacuated and the ICRC is delivering emergency supplies for the remaining 2000.
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The ICRC team encounters rising floodwaters. Time for a change of vehicle!
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People wait for a ride at a junction near the prison.
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One small person has no trouble negotiating the floods.
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A rescue unit evacuates the ICRC prison team.
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Northern Thailand has been severely affected by the floods. In Tak province, the ICRC is helping the Thai Red Cross to provide flood victims with relief parcels containing such items as dry food, a torch and mosquito repellent.
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Northern Thailand has been severely affected by the floods. In Tak province, the ICRC is helping the Thai Red Cross to provide flood victims with relief parcels containing such items as dry food, a torch and mosquito repellent.
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ICRC staff deliver food parcels to prisoners. The prisons in Nakun Sawan are experiencing severe floods. Most of the roads are under water, and it took the ICRC team two days to make what is normally a three-hour drive from Bangkok.
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The prisons in Nakun Sawan are experiencing severe floods. Most of the roads are under water, and it took the ICRC team two days to make what is normally a three-hour drive from Bangkok. The sand bags are helping to protect the prison, but the entrance is already completely flooded.
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Leaving Nakun Sawan Prison, Thailand, on the way to Utay Thani. Most of the main roads are flooded.
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