Flash floods inundate Ban San Po Thong, damaging 40 households

This morning, a flash flood overflowed a stream and flooded the San Po Thong village, Ban Luang sub-district, Mae Ai district, Chiang Mai province. Villagers panicked and ran to collect their belongings and fled to higher ground. Government agencies informed the rangers, the Ranger Control Division, the 3rd Army Operations Center, Pha Muang Task Force, government agencies, and volunteers to mobilize to help villagers affected by flooding after continuous rain for a long time caused flash floods to overflow the stream and flood San Po Thong Village, Ban Luang Subdistrict, Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai Province, approximately 40 households, and they moved their belongings to higher ground to prepare for the situation. Although the water level in the area has started to decrease, the water situation must still be closely monitored. Flash flood from Doi Huai Kang Pla flows into more than 300 houses in Chiang Rai Province In Chiang Rai, many areas are still flooded. Recently, a mass of water from Doi Huai Kang P la suddenly overflowed into several villages in Don Sila Subdistrict, Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai Province. The water has flooded more than 300 houses. Villagers were unable to move their belongings in time. Many valuable properties were damaged, including hundreds of rai of agricultural land that was submerged. Don Sila Subdistrict Municipality has set up a relief team and received damage reports from locals at the Ban Don curve intersection. Officers have deployed flat-bottomed boats to help locals who are unable to leave their homes urgently. Locals said that they were sleeping while the floodwaters were still there, so there was no warning from officials. The water came so quickly that they were unable to move valuables in time Source: Thai News Agency