Many pigs have drowned while some were saved by rescue workers after water from the swollen Chi River swept into riverside pig farms in Phra Yuen district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Khon Kaen.

 

Some pig farmers told Thai PBS reporters that the floodwater came so fast that they were unable to move their pigs to higher ground in time. Rescue workers and farm employees were deployed to save as many pigs as possible, while the other animals, which were swept away by currents into the Chi River, were left to drown.

 

13 districts in Khon Kaen province are still flooded today (Tuesday). They are Chumpae, Nong Rua, Phupa Marn, Wang Noi, Wang Yai, Manja Khiri, Kok Pho Chai, Muang, Chonnabot, Ban Phai, Ban Haet, Phu Wiang and Phra Yuen. About 11,800 hectares have been affected.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/rescue-workers-try-to-save-hundreds-of-pigs-from-drowning-in-flood-water/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-10-06

 

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Yet another rainstorm an hour ago here in N. Khon Kaen.

Sad the farmers didn't foresee trouble and act accordingly.

32 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Sad the farmers didn't foresee trouble and act accordingly.

I suspect that most pig farmers don’t have too much experience with the science of Meteorology, as from what I have seen over the years do those employed by the Thai weather bureau, or in fact in my home country Australia.

Maybe the ministry for saving pigs could buy thousands of life vests.

3 hours ago, seabear said:

Maybe the ministry for saving pigs could buy thousands of life vests.

They could not have made a rasher decision......