Flooding in Thailand

Although the attention of the media is no longer focused on flooding, this does not mean that this nuisance has been resolved. The flooding has been reduced for a week, but a prolonged rain shower can again cause a lot of misery due to the amount of water still present.

Flooding in Thailand's northern provinces continues with heavy rainfall and overflows the Yom River.

The Yom River flooded a number of villages and damaged large areas of agricultural land in Sukhothai. Heavy overnight rains forced transient residents in the Pakpra sub-district to move their temporary shelters in tents to higher elevations. Although the water level in the Yom River slowly drops from 7.20 to 6.15 meters measured at a weather station near the governor's residence, it still indicates that flooding can be expected quickly when it rains.

The community will have to repair damaged locks as a result of the flooding, which has also affected Kuhasawan. Here, the excess water is pumped back into the Yom River by means of pumps.

Praphruet Yodpaiboon, Director of the Meteorological Institute in Sukhothai, said that the southwest monsoon was the cause of the heavy rainfall in Sukhothai and that the Yom River should be closely monitored along with the weather forecast.

In Phichit, water abundance is still critical due to the swollen Yom River in combination with the supply of water from the channels of Kamphaeng Phet from Samngam district

Some areas are now less than one meter of water. Efforts are now being made to drain the excess water from the Yom River via the Nan River and to prevent possible further flooding.

From: Pattaya Mail