Floods stay in 5 northern Thai provinces

PUBLISHED : 25 Aug 2024 at 16: 39 People watch flooding in Mae Sai district of Thailand’s Chiang Rai province on Aug19 Chiang Rai is one of the 5 northern provinces that still face flooding. (Photo: Public Relations Department) Floods stay in 5 northern provinces, the nation’s catastrophe company stated, as City Hall declares preventive procedures are in location to prepare for run-off from the North.  The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation stated the floods in 22 northern provinces inbetween 16 and 22 August eliminated 22 individuals, 13 of whom passedaway in Phuket, and impacted 30,807 households. The flooding circumstance on Sunday stays in 5 provinces – Chiang Rai, Nan, Phayao, Phetchabun and Phrae, the nation’s catastrophe company stated. Nine more individuals passedaway today and numerous districts in Chiang Rai are still under water. Chaovalit Gunkham, an assistant guv of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority, stated even however the flood circumstance in the North has relieved in particular provinces, the MEA is working with other firms to keep a close eye on water streams in significant river basins. The water level at the Sirikit Dam
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