Officials examine a severely cracked support post beneath one of the three old buildings which have been closed at Phutthaisong School in Phutthaisong district, Buri Ram, on Thursday. About 40% of the 2800 students at the school must now study in makeshift classrooms. (Photos by Surachai Piragsa)BURI RAM: About 1,200 students at Phutthaisong School in the north of Buri Ram province have been barred from entering classrooms in three old buildings damaged by weeks of flooding. The three buildings house 48 classrooms used by about 1,200 of the 2,800 students at the school. School director Prachai Pornsa-ngakul said he had sought initial funding for 12 knockdown buildings to use until permanent classrooms can be built.

Source: Bangkok Post November 02, 2017 09:00 UTC