"Somsak" Deputy Prime Minister Visited the Sukhothai area Follow the water situation It was found this morning that the Yom River is still flowing into the area of Pak Khwae Subdistrict, Mueang District, continuously and expanding.

Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, Deputy Prime Minister Traveled to follow the water situation in Sukhothai Province. To find a solution to the flooding problem in Sukhothai Province and to instruct the Governor of Sukhothai Province to have all sectors provide assistance to the people. and find ways to strengthen the banks on both sides of the Yom River to make them stronger. Due to monitoring the Sukhothai water situation, it is expected that The water level in the Yom River in Mueang Sukhothai District will reach a critical point where water may flood the area. Tomorrow (2 Sep. 2023) at approximately 4:00 p.m., there is a water mass from the north from Wang Chin District, Phrae Province, flowing into the Sukhothai Province area at more than 1,500 cubic meters/second.

Then Mr. Somsak Continued to Ban Pin Railway Station, Long District, Phrae Province before returning to Sukhothai Province to summarize the flood situation and solutions with relevant government agencies in the area again at 4:00 p.m. Sukhothai Airport meeting room, Sawankhalok District, Sukhothai Province again

At the point when the Yom River overflowed and broke its banks, inundating the area of Village No. 1, Ban Wang Hin, Pak Kwae Subdistrict, Mueang District, as recently as this morning, there was still a continuous amount of water inundating the area and expanding into the area. Agriculture, although more than 30 big backs have been placed to block waterways, today 100 big backs will be added to block waterways as planned in order to stop the damage from being no more than This.

Source: Thai News Agency