Chiang Mai is drowning and expanding

Flooding in Chiang Mai is critical. Water levels in the Ping River that runs through the city are still rising. Flooding is spreading widely. Villagers have to rush to move their belongings and pets out as much as they can. The water situation at Waroros Market connecting to Chang Moi Road, including the flower market and Ton Lam Yai Market, the old commercial area of ??Chiang Mai, where the Ping River has overflowed the embankment and flooded since last night. Until now, the water is still high. Hundreds of shops are flooded all over the area. The water level is 50-70 centimeters high. Many shops did not have time to pack their belongings because they did not think that the water would rise this high. In addition, the water flooding many communities and commercial areas in Chiang Mai city is still rising and expanding. In a radius of almost 3 kilometers from the banks of the Ping River, many roads are flooded so high that small cars have difficulty traveling, such as San Pa Khoi Road, where the water is fl ooded all the way to the front of Chiang Mai Railway Station, a distance of more than 1 kilometer. Villagers have to rush to move their belongings and pets out as much as they can. The Ping River has also flooded the Chiang Mai-Lampang Superhighway, causing Chiang Mai residents to move their cars to higher ground, causing traffic congestion throughout the city. Source: Thai News Agency