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Korat hit by worst flood in decades
Nakhon Ratchasima has been hit with its "worst flood in 50 years", forcing the provincial governor to declare Muang, Sung Noen, Pak Chong and a dozen other districts disaster zones.
After two days of continuous downpours, several sections of Mitraparp Highway in Pak Chong and Sung Noen districts were a metre underwater yesterday with small vehicles unable to get through. This caused severe traffic jams and forced motorists driving to Bangkok to use other routes.
Some 2,000 villagers were evacuated from Pak Chong district to higher ground after water runoff from Khao Yai National Park began to hit their homes late on Friday.
In Sung Noen, residents in 20 villages in Tambon Sung Noen, Sema and Na Khlang saw their homes and 20,000 rai of farmland hit by a metre-deep flood. Elderly residents said it was the worst flood in 50 years. Many areas of the city were under 50cm-1m of floodwater, prompting officials to evacuate residents and hand out food and drinking water.
In Pak Thong Chai, water overflowed from the Lam Phra Phloeng Dam and flooded homes as well as more than 4,000 rai of farmland.
Officials from the Fine Arts Department rushed to drain water from around Phimai Historical Park, where over 3,000 rai of farmland was under water, as they feared the flood would ruin the site if it remained too long.
In Prachin Buri's Na Dee district, runoff from Khao Yai left people's homes 1.5m underwater. The rain was so heavy Thab Lan villagers set up rope along the road to guide a flat bottom boat, provided by local authorities as a temporary means of transport. But torrent later swept the boat away, forcing villagers to wade through while holding on the rope.
In Sa Kaew's Aranyaprathet district, the Rong Kleu Border Market was underwater for a second day, forcing some 2,000 shops to close. Sa Kaew Governor Sanit Naksuksri banned cars from entering the market for fear they would damage goods there.
A secondhand clothes vendor Mian Phi, 32, said that 30 per cent of the jackets she wanted to sell were damaged by rain and water.
Residents in Aranyaprathet's Tambon Tha Kham and Pa Rai, plus others in Khok Sung district's Tambon Non Mak Mun were reportedly marooned by water 1m to 1.5m deep.
In Lop Buri's Muang district, forest runoff and overflows from the Sub Lek Reservoir yesterday hit people's homes and farmlands in three areas - Tambon Nikhom Sang Ton Eng, Tha Sala and Kok Ko. Officials were forced to cut power to prevent short circuits.
In Kanchanaburi's Makham Tia district, Princess Ubolratana provided 500 relief bags that were handed to flood victims in Tambon Nong Phai by Colonel Phimsen Kajornprasart under the Miracle of Life Foundation's "One heart to help disaster victims" programme. Some 1,018 families in six local villages were hit by flooding.
Meteorological officials warned yesterday that heavy rain and flooding would continue till tomorrow, especially in the lower North, the Northeast, Central and Eastern regions. From Monday till Wednesday, a ridge of high pressure from China will cover the North and Northeast, causing cool weather and temperatures to drop by 1-2C. Sailors were advised to proceed with caution due to strong wind and waves in the Gulf and Andaman Sea.
Nakhon Ratchasima has been hit with its "worst flood in 50 years", forcing the provincial governor to declare Muang, Sung Noen, Pak Chong and a dozen other districts disaster zones.
After two days of continuous downpours, several sections of Mitraparp Highway in Pak Chong and Sung Noen districts were a metre underwater yesterday with small vehicles unable to get through. This caused severe traffic jams and forced motorists driving to Bangkok to use other routes.
Some 2,000 villagers were evacuated from Pak Chong district to higher ground after water runoff from Khao Yai National Park began to hit their homes late on Friday.
In Sung Noen, residents in 20 villages in Tambon Sung Noen, Sema and Na Khlang saw their homes and 20,000 rai of farmland hit by a metre-deep flood. Elderly residents said it was the worst flood in 50 years. Many areas of the city were under 50cm-1m of floodwater, prompting officials to evacuate residents and hand out food and drinking water.
In Pak Thong Chai, water overflowed from the Lam Phra Phloeng Dam and flooded homes as well as more than 4,000 rai of farmland.
Officials from the Fine Arts Department rushed to drain water from around Phimai Historical Park, where over 3,000 rai of farmland was under water, as they feared the flood would ruin the site if it remained too long.
In Prachin Buri's Na Dee district, runoff from Khao Yai left people's homes 1.5m underwater. The rain was so heavy Thab Lan villagers set up rope along the road to guide a flat bottom boat, provided by local authorities as a temporary means of transport. But torrent later swept the boat away, forcing villagers to wade through while holding on the rope.
In Sa Kaew's Aranyaprathet district, the Rong Kleu Border Market was underwater for a second day, forcing some 2,000 shops to close. Sa Kaew Governor Sanit Naksuksri banned cars from entering the market for fear they would damage goods there.
A secondhand clothes vendor Mian Phi, 32, said that 30 per cent of the jackets she wanted to sell were damaged by rain and water.
Residents in Aranyaprathet's Tambon Tha Kham and Pa Rai, plus others in Khok Sung district's Tambon Non Mak Mun were reportedly marooned by water 1m to 1.5m deep.
In Lop Buri's Muang district, forest runoff and overflows from the Sub Lek Reservoir yesterday hit people's homes and farmlands in three areas - Tambon Nikhom Sang Ton Eng, Tha Sala and Kok Ko. Officials were forced to cut power to prevent short circuits.
In Kanchanaburi's Makham Tia district, Princess Ubolratana provided 500 relief bags that were handed to flood victims in Tambon Nong Phai by Colonel Phimsen Kajornprasart under the Miracle of Life Foundation's "One heart to help disaster victims" programme. Some 1,018 families in six local villages were hit by flooding.
Meteorological officials warned yesterday that heavy rain and flooding would continue till tomorrow, especially in the lower North, the Northeast, Central and Eastern regions. From Monday till Wednesday, a ridge of high pressure from China will cover the North and Northeast, causing cool weather and temperatures to drop by 1-2C. Sailors were advised to proceed with caution due to strong wind and waves in the Gulf and Andaman Sea.
