Rain continues to fall. This makes the water situation in many areas worrisome. especially the northern region The latest bridge across the Ping River Connecting between Chiang Mai – Lamphun collapsed from flash floods As for the Pa Sak River overflowing its banks, it flooded three communities in the Lom Sak Municipality area. More than 80 homes were flooded.
Wang Sakaeng Bridge moment Concrete bridge connecting Wiang Nong Long District, Lamphun Province and Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province collapsed yesterday evening (Sept. 30) from flash floods. Because of continuous heavy rain, after the incident the Governor of Chiang Mai went to the area to inspect. It was found that the bridge was broken into 3 sections, a distance of more than 60 meters, and vehicles of all types could not pass. Preliminary Chiang Mai Rural Highway District Bring warning sign equipment and flashing lights to install as a warning for safety. Previously, in May 2022, this bridge was hit by water. The bridge has broken. Therefore, a solution was taken by bringing a steel bridge to allow small vehicles to travel. and is currently undergoing repairs
The Pa Sak River floods the community.
As for Phetchabun, the Pa Sak River in Lom Sak District began to overflow its banks and inundate three communities in the Lom Sak Municipality: Ban Rai Community and Tha Kok Pho Community. and Thung Chan Samut Temple community As a result, more than 80 households suffered from flooding and 4 villages in Tan Diao Subdistrict Municipality were flooded with more than 431 homes, resulting in some roads in the municipality being periodically flooded. Small cars pass by with difficulty. Relevant agencies assess the situation that if there is no additional rain, It is expected that this Monday (Oct. 2) the flood situation will return to normal.
Phichit has water overflowing its banks and flooding people’s homes
in Phichit Province, especially the Yom River area that receives water from Sukhothai and Phitsanulok Provinces, which flows through 4 districts of Phichit Province, namely Sam Ngam District, Pho Prathap Chang, Bueng Na Rang, and Pho Thale. The water level is still high from Heavy rain including drainage water in the upper provinces and accumulated rainwater This caused the flood level to increase by 20 centimeters per day, causing the water to overflow the banks and inundate 20 people’s homes in the area of Village No. 1, Ban Chorakae Phon, Rang Nok Subdistrict, Sam Ngam District, which is a community along the Yom River. The water level rose to 50-70 centimeters. Villagers had to use boats and wade through the water to get in and out of their homes.
Somsak urges the governor to take care of Sukhothai residents
While Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, Deputy Prime Minister Traveled to monitor the water situation in Sukhothai Province to find solutions to flood problems. and urged the governor to have all sectors help the people. and find ways to strengthen the banks on both sides of the Yom River to make them stronger. Due to following the Sukhothai water situation It is predicted that the water level in the Yom River in the area Mueang Sukhothai District It will reach a critical point where water may flood the area tomorrow (Oct. 2, 2023) at approximately 4:00 p.m. due to a mass of water from the north from Wang Chin District, Phrae Province, into the area of Sukhothai Province. More than 1,500 cubic meters/second
The Meteorological Department warns of continuous rain until 10 Oct.,
while the Meteorological Department states that during this period there will still be continuous rain until 10 Oct. from the monsoon trough that crosses into the low pressure area in the area. South China coupled with highly variable weather conditions Because it is the season change. At the same time, we must monitor tropical storm “Koinu” in the Pacific Ocean. It is expected to strengthen into a typhoon. I emphasize that there is no need to panic. due to a cold air mass spreading to cover southern China This will cause the storm to weaken and not affect Thailand.
Source: Thai News Agency