This year’s Vegetarian Festival is lively in many areas. Many provinces use this opportunity to cook and distribute food. People who give are happy and people who receive are full. Trang Province, at the Chao Pho Muen Ram Trang Shrine, people who observe the vegetarian diet join in a ceremony of chanting and praying, walking … Read more
Buried “Phang Fa Sai and Phang Ploy Thong” elephants of the Elephant Conservation Foundation in Chiang Mai Province that were swept away by flash floods nearly 5 kilometers away. Last night (October 5, 2014), there was a burial ceremony for Phang Fa Sai, aged 16, and Phang Ploy Thong, aged 40, who were both blind. … Read more
Chachoengsao rescue workers braved the strong currents to help flood victims in Chiang Mai who were unable to leave their homes. Villagers were moved to tears when they saw rescuers coming to help. The efforts of the Chachoengsao rescue unit at Bang Khla point attempted to brave the water current to help villagers in the … Read more
Although the Ping River flowing through Chiang Mai city has begun to recede after reaching its highest point of 5.30 meters, many communities and commercial areas are still flooded, especially in the southern part of the city where the water is still rising, forcing hundreds of families to evacuate immediately. More than 600 villagers in … Read more
Water from the Chao Phraya Dam continues to rise, overflowing the banks and flooding houses in Tambon Thamamun, Mueang District, Chainat, while the Chao Phraya Dam continues to increase the water discharge in a step-by-step manner. The latest update at 11.00 a.m. is that water discharged from the dam is at 2,200 cubic meters per … Read more
Although the water level that flooded Waroros Market has now dropped by more than 30 cm. after the Ping River flowing through Chiang Mai city receded, the Trok Lao Zhou community behind Waroros Market is still flooded, forcing the evacuation of elderly people from their homes . Source: Thai News Agency