Fire fighters containing forest fires in Ob Khan national park in Chiang Mai

[webfact]

 

Chiang Mai Provincial Governor Prachon Prachsakul has ordered local officials and relevant agencies to assist in containing the spread of forest fires at Ob Khan national park in the province.

 

About 35 fire fighters from the national park and the Mirror Foundation, who have been battling the fires, have complained that there are not enough of them to cope with the fires, which have been burning for more than three days and stretch for about three kilometres through the forest in the park.

 

Without timely reinforcements, they have expressed concern that the entire 6,000 hectare forest may be wiped out.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/fire-fighters-containing-forest-fires-in-ob-khan-national-park-in-chiang-mai/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-03-07

 

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[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Chiang Mai Provincial Governor Prachon Prachsakul has ordered local officials and relevant agencies to assist in containing the spread of forest fires at Ob Khan national park in the province.

Maybe ask Prawit if they can borrow the rain-making aircraft for a couple of days?

[malibukid]

purchase water tankers, not submarines.  get your priorities straight.  imagine it must be lucrative to receive kickbacks from the forest monkies

Edited March 7, 2022 by malibukid

[connda]

Ahhh, the locals are back out in force burning down their forests to make way for mushroom hunting in the rainy season.

How bad is PM2.5 in Chiang Mai.  How about the CO2?

[Thailand]

Fingers crossed, heavy rain forecast tonight.