Heavy rain in Chiang Rai Province, a school van got stuck in the middle of the water after trying to wade through the floodwaters. There were more than 10 children in the van, none of whom were injured but were crying loudly.

Facebook user ‘Thanakrit Matphuthon’ posted a clip of a school van stuck in the middle of the water, with the caption ‘The kids are safe but might be a little late getting home. Parents, wait for the boat from the water police to come pick you up.’ In the clip, the school van is driving the students home, but the driver doesn’t know that the water is deep here, so the van can’t go any further, causing the students and teachers to panic. Then someone comes to help carry the students to a nearby sandbar to wait for a boat to come pick them up to the other side, then contacts the parents to come pick them up and take them home. In the clip, you can see the little students standing there sobbing, crying in shock.

Floodwaters overflow in Nan, villagers swept away by floodwaters narrowly es
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In Nan Province, the flood situation has become more widespread. The tributaries have risen rapidly and overflowed their banks, flooding houses and agricultural areas, causing damage to many people. Yesterday (August 21), there was a thrilling incident when three villagers went to collect crickets that had escaped the flooding along the river in Ban Tuet, Tambon Chiang Khan, Amphoe Chiang Klang, but were swept away by the strong current. Villagers on the shore tried to help them, but they were swept away by the current into a tree, so they climbed up and barely escaped.

Source: Thai News Agency