Foundation seeks volunteers to remove huge amount of mud in flood-hit Nan

By The Nation

 

Photo credit: The Mirror Foundation Facebook page

 

The Mirror Foundation is looking for volunteers to help remove huge quantities of mud from flood-hit areas of Wiang Sa district of Nan province.

 

 

In a Facebook post on Saturday (August 29), the foundation explained that every time there was a flood, the situation does not improve when the water level goes down or the media stops reporting the news.

 

"The problem that flood victims have to face after the situation improves is the huge amount of mud in their communities, such as inside residences, on the road, or inside sewers," a foundation official said.

 

"This problem is hard to solve, especially for houses where children and the elderly live, while this mud will flow back into the houses when it rains."

 

The official added that people who are interested in participating in the restoration work can contact: 061 909 1840 or visit the foundation's Facebook page.

 

"Restoration work may take many weeks to be completed, and requires the cooperation of many people," the official added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393726

 

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Isn't this the responsibility of local government?  Surely the provincial governor has the power to mobilize government assets to do the clean-up???

Here's an idea": Take a hint and do not build in a flood plain and do not destroy the natural sponges like trees and wetlands which soak up flood waters and silt.

This is exactly what the some of the 300,000 odd army personnel should be volunteering for.....

what about using the army for something useful, for once ?

2 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

what about using the army for something useful, for once ?

Too busy running hotels .....

Where is the for profit military?  

do they really think that foreigners will help considering how we are currently treated by immigration ?