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Thailand Sinking: Coastal erosion occurred along 830 kilometers of Thai coasts and that account for 26 per cent of all the country's coasts.
Monday, July 28, 2014 22:00
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Jul 28, 2014
BANGKOK, July 28 — Thailand's coastal erosion problem is considered severe in 44 locations in 19 provinces along the Gulf of Thailand, with the destruction resulting from both natural and manmade causes.
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources reports that the erosion occurred along 830 kilometers of Thai coasts and that account for 26 per cent of all the country's coasts.
The problem occurs mainly along the Gulf of Thailand, over a distance of 730 kilometres.
Severe and quick erosion happens in 44 locations in 19 provinces with a combined seaside distance of 169 kilometres.
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