7 districts of Nakhon Phanom declared flood disaster zone

 

 

The disaster prevention and mitigation centre of the northeastern border province of Nakhon Phanom has declared seven districts a flood disaster zone as water in the Mekong River has continued to rise.

 

The seven districts are Tha Uthen, Phon Sawan, That Phanom, Renu Nakhon, Pla Pak, Muang and Ban Phaeng.

 

Nearly two weeks of continuous rain has caused water in the Mekong River to rise. The water level in front of the Muang Nakhon Phanom Municipality was measured at 10.80 metres this morning, 11 centimetres higher than yesterday, and 2.20 metres away from the spill-over point.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/7-districts-of-nakhon-phanom-declared-flood-disaster-zone/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-07-28

And because this never happened before, and the appearance of a rainy season came totally unexpected, none of the authorities from the governor down wasted a thought towards flood prevention. Same here: Runoff hits 100 houses in Trat