200mm of rain floods Nan

By The Nation

 

 

Heavy downpours over 200mm flooded the northern province of Nan's Santisuk, Pua and Bo Klua districts on Friday, while other districts, especially Tha Wangpha and Mae Jarim, were warned to brace for floods as more than 90mm of rain was expected.

Flood warnings were issued in 30 Pua, Tha Wangpha, Santisuk and Mae Jarim villages to prepare for evacuation in case of flash floods and landslides.

 

 

Another 90 villages were told to watch out for alerts, according to a Nan-based news agency (facebook.com/teeneemuangnan/).

 

The Peua River in Tambon Phra That in Chiang Klang district also kept rising, threatening riverside homes.

 

 

Villagers can call the Nan Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office on 054-716-172 or the emergency hotline on 1784.

 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30352365

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-18

Nan River bursts flood levee to inundate downtown community

By The Nation

 

Photos from the Nan provincial administration's PR office.

 

A community on the Nan River bank in the downtown of the northern province was inundated on Saturday morning when the river burst a flood levee.

 

Nan Governor Phaisarn Wimolrat and Muang Nan Municipality Mayor Surapol Thiansutr visited the Ban Suan Tan community shortly after the river burst its flood levee at 6.40am and the water from the bloated river gushed into the community, flooding it.

 

The community was quickly under 30 centimetre-high water, causing problems for small vehicles.

 

Officials have since said that water has started seeping into other communities along the river.

 

 

Surapol said the water level in the river has surpassed the crisis level to now reach 8.4 metres – the same level as during the 2006 “great flood”.

 

But Surapol said the damage this year could be less than in 2006, because flood levees have subsequently been built along the river banks and local residents have been warned in advance of possible flooding.

 

Surapol said the officials are rushing to plug the holes and breaks on the levees and would try to pump out floodwaters to minimise the damage.

 

At 7.10am, worker were using sandbags to build flood levees around Nan Provincial Hospital.

 

At 7.50am, hospital officials closed the bridge near the hospital.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30352419

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-18

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I was supposed to be there this weekend but didn't go because of the rain.

Anyone know the road condition of the 101 from Phrae to Nan city ?

Especially the part from Rong Kwang to Nan city ?

Are there floods expected in southern part of Nan city where the banks are ? Are there floods where the 101 is near the Nan river , south of Makro to Wiangsa ?

VERY WET.

 

No worries! the Chairman of the National Water Resources Committee PM Prayut has it all under control. He told everybody so when he took over command.