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The Weather For August 2009

Submitted by Ian on September 1, 2009 – One Comment

The Koh Chang weather for August 2009, from the Klong Prao Meteorological Office, i.e. outside my window. A drier than normal start to the month, as in the past early August tended to be pretty miserable but there was a 10 day period with grey skies but no rain, apart from a few brief showers, at the beginning of the month. This was followed by a couple of very nice weeks, with plenty of sunshine. However, the rain returned in the final days of the month

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Chris+Noo says:

September 7, 2009 at 3:06 pm

Hey Ian. Just to let you know we had a great stay on the island in mid August. Perfect weather for us and very quiet. Will be back next ‘rainy’ season.

This Weekend’s Tourist Death Toll

Two definite drownings this past weekend. A couple of others rumoured but not confirmed anywhere yet. But a 43 year old Thai visitor and a 50 year old Dutchman both drowned, with local authorities blaming rip currents for their deaths. There are signs warning of the dangers of rip currents displayed roadside in prominent locations as well as on the beachfront.

But why are there no lifeguards on duty if the authorities know there is a problem?

Good question as in June 2009 a budget of THB 1.15 Million was allocated to the 'Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office' ( which itself is housed in a small shop unit on Pearl Beach) to implement a Precaution and Rescue Potential Development Project specifically for rip tides.

The Precaution and Rescue Potential Development Project offered a beach guard training course for 80 volunteers and placed 5 coastal watchtowers on 3 main beaches.

Lifeguards were stationed on the beaches for a couple of months, between mid June and mid August 2009. They were equipped with a binoculars, a lifebelt, first aid kits and various other brightly coloured pieces of safety equipment. But they haven't been seen again for the past 11 months.

It looks like 1,150,000 Baht doesn't go very far nowadays.