Restoring the Mae Sai border – accelerating the recovery of the Sai Lom Joy market

Authorities are rushing to restore the Mae Sai border community that has been flooded and submerged in mud for 10 days, as well as to speed up the recovery of the severely damaged Sai Lom Joy Market, a source of border goods. Mobilized personnel and machinery to scoop mud and debris from nearly 200 shops in Sai Lom Joy Market. The famous market at the Mae Sai border has been drowned in mud for 10 days. The news team walked through the mud to explore the inside, and found that many shops were almost flooded by mud. The products are mainly clothing. All the blankets and electrical appliances were damaged. Mr. Chan Nokthong's shop said that the flood was almost completely gone. Products including blankets, electrical appliances, and products ordered just 2 days before the flood to be sold during the tourism period were damaged totaling more than 2 million baht. As a result, there is almost no money to hire workers to help dig mud out of the store because they have to pay a wage of 5-600 baht per person, while the money for repairing the store and reinvesting still does not know where to go. Each victim suffered losses of hundreds of thousands to millions of baht. Therefore, many people want the authorities to help restore the market condition as soon as possible. Meanwhile, various communities In the Mae Sai border, at least 7 communities were severely flooded, still covered in debris and mud. It is expected to take months to recover. Source: Thai News Agency