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Mekong's banks ready to burst (In Nakhon Phanom (residents of Na Kae…
Mekong's banks ready to burst
In Kalasin
floodwater in several areas
in Khao Wong
Na Khu districts
rose by 30cm
on Monday
inundated almost 2,000 rai of farmland.
The flooding
is caused
by water runoff from Huay Yang stream
by water runoff from Huay Yang stream
of Sakon Nakhon together with persistent rain which caused Lam Phayang reservoir to overflow.
In Nakhon Phanom
residents of Na Kae district are have been told
to move their belongings to higher ground after the Nam Kam River burst its banks.
Some 200 houses
in tambon Piman of Na Kae district are at risk if the rain continues.
Moreover,
the Royal Irrigation Department
has warned it may have to discharge more water from Kaeng Krachan dam in Phetchaburi.
will be spared from flooding due to precautionsthat have been taken.
was temporarily shut down due to floods last year.
Meanwhile
Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith
has expressed confidence the Sakon Nakhon provincial airport
Chayaphol Thitisak
Department chief
said
heavy downpours had recently hit several provinces in the North, the Northeast and the Central Plains which might trigger overflowing, flooding and landslides in at-risk areas.
Authorities in 59 out of 77 provinces are on high alert.
The Meteorological Department
on Monday
warned that outbreaks of rain and isolated heavy downpours are forecast in the
Northeast
Central
North
East
South
People living in vulnerable areas were told to watch for flash floods.
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