web DeskFlooding in many areas has damaged agricultural areas, houses and roads. Officials are rushing to survey the area to prepare for initial assistance. Meanwhile, the National Water Resources Office expects 1-2 typhoons to hit Thailand during the rainy season this year. This month, there will be more rain than August. The northern and central regions will be the most affected. Watch out for September 6-7.
The first day that Huai Luang Dam in Udon Thani Province will release water from the dam until September 7th, will release water to flow along Huai Luang Stream in many areas, including Mueang Udon Thani District, Sang Khom District, flowing into Phon Phisai District before flowing into the Mekong River, which will have Huai Luang Water Gate as the last water control point. Huai Luang Dam has warned people living near Huai Luang Stream and its tributaries to move valuables to higher ground and closely monitor the flood situation.
As the heavy rain accumulated, it caused flooding in agricultural areas in Tamb
on Na Nang and Tambon Chum Chang, Amphoe Phon Phisai, Nong Khai Province, covering an area of ??more than 5,000 rai, with water levels 1-2 meters high. Rice plants were flooded for more than 3 days, and the water could not drain. In some places, the water flooded the roads. Small cars must be careful.
Flying to survey the Yom and Nan Rivers
Officials from the Nakhon Sawan Irrigation Project, officials from the Bueng Boraphet Wildlife Sanctuary, and officials from the Mahidol University Research and Academic Service Center, Nakhon Sawan Campus, flew to survey the routes and water volumes of the Yom and Nan Rivers from Phitsanulok, Phichit, and Nakhon Sawan provinces, in preparation for water from the North that will flow into Nakhon Sawan in the next 3-4 days. They found that the Yom and Nan Rivers had overflowed their banks in several places in Phitsanulok, Phichit, and Nakhon Sawan. Some of the water has naturally entered the flood retention areas or rice fields that used to receive water in many places, b
ut some water is still flowing into Nakhon Sawan. Initially, it was decided to divert water from the Nan River to be stored in the Bueng Boraphet area on September 15.
Flash floods destroy roads
In Khon Kaen, flash floods eroded roads between Ban Lao Yai Village, Village No. 13, Ban Kham Subdistrict, Nam Phong District, Khon Kaen Province, and Ban Non Village, Ban Non Subdistrict, Sam Sung District, Khon Kaen Province, in 2 locations. The water masses carried sand to cover more than 1,000 rai of agricultural land. The province surveyed and declared it an emergency disaster area. Compensation will be given to damaged agricultural areas, divided into rice fields at 1,340 baht per rai, sugarcane and cassava plantations at 1,980 baht per rai, with no more than 30 rai of compensation per person. Compensation will be paid within September.
ONWR indicates that there may be 1-2 typhoons hitting Thailand.
Mr. Surasee Kittimondol, Secretary-General of the Office of National Water Resources or ONWR, revealed that th
is September there will be more rainfall than August, with the northern and central regions being affected more than other areas. After that, in October-November, the rain will fall in the southern region instead.
The Meteorological Department predicts that this rainy season there may be 1-2 typhoons entering Thailand, which must be closely monitored because today there is a tropical storm ‘YAGI’ that formed from the Philippines in the upper South China Sea. It is likely to intensify into a typhoon. It is likely to move through Hainan Island, China, and make landfall in northern Vietnam. In addition, the southwest monsoon will cause Trat and Chanthaburi provinces to have heavy rain. The Andaman coast of the South will have heavy rain.
On 6-7 September, the upper North and upper Northeast will be affected by the tail of Typhoon Yangi, which will have heavy rain. Tomorrow (5 September), there will be a meeting to monitor the water situation in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province under Section 24 in a critical l
evel 1 situation. Provinces downstream of the Chao Phraya Dam will be invited to attend the meeting to reassure the people because if 2,000 cubic meters of water is released per second, it will affect people downstream of the dam.
Source: Thai News Agency
