August 2 – Rain hits Nakhon Phanom all night, the heaviest in the year, wild water spills over the Mekong River tributaries. Well, almost 1,000 rai of rice crops were flooded, while Satun had heavy rain for 4 hours.
all night long ago There is still heavy rain. Resulting in an average cumulative rainfall of almost 100 millimeters, especially in That Phanom District and Na Kae District with approximately 80-90 millimeters of rainfall, plus the area adjacent to the Phu Phan Noi mountain range. and adjacent to the major tributaries of the Mekong River Causing to be affected by the flood. The most severe were the areas of Fang Daeng Subdistrict, Na Nad Subdistrict, That Phanom District and Phum Kae Subdistrict, Na Kae District, some of which were affected by the Huai Kut Don Stream. er flooded the farmer's rice fields That has just planted almost 1,000 rai if there is still a constant amount of rain The water level will not decrease for about a week. It is expected that the rice fields will be damaged in a wide area.
Initially, Nakhon Phanom Province coordinated the border district area adjacent to the Mekong River. Including adjacent to the mountains Coordinate with local government organizations Notify the public to be vigilant continuously. and planning to move pets prevent damage which last night considered the highest amount of heavy rainfall in the year
At the same time, it is a golden opportunity for some villagers. who have a career in catching fish for sale They brought fishing equipment, Yo Yo, or in the Northeast called "Sadung", came out to catch fish and sell them to generate additional income. and used as food for the family can reduce costs as well
The rain fell on Satun for 4 hours. The forest flooded heavily in the middle of the night.
last night Floodwaters suddenly flooded houses in Khuan Ka Long District, Satun Province, waist-high, and people's houses were damaged by the flood. to help move things up high to escape the flood
Mr. Sommai revealed that the rain had been accumulating for several days and that yesterday (August 1) it rained heavily since 4:00 p.m. continuously for more than 4 hours until the wild water from the Banthat mountain range flowing through the house over the canal and flowed into the houses which at some points the flood water is almost waist high Initially, the survey found that At least 20 people's houses were in a state of flash flooding. Some families have to stay at their relatives' houses in the middle of the night because the flood waters are so high that they cannot sleep.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency