After being admitted into a rellet shelter she said the entire vil lage in tambon krung ching was cut off and under heavy rain for seven days but her children at the province's walailak university had notified authorities of the incident and coordinated help and eventually the airlift
The villagers relied on grass and vegetation to survive forthe seven-day period after they were cut out form the outside world the situation got even wore when mobile-phone signals died after the electriclty went out and landine pones were also down
She said it was the heaviest rain she had ever witnessod and thunder struck frequently the constant loud noise of flash floods around the village was frightening and kept everyone awake she added