Ubon Ratchathani residents face health risks as stagnant floodwaters turn toxic

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The residents of Ubon Ratchathani continue to struggle with rising water levels as the Ubonrat and Lampao dams contribute to the increasing floodwaters in northeast Thailand.

 

They are grappling with stagnant water that has begun to spoil, leading to requests for medication to treat water-borne diseases and fever, intensifying the impact of Ubon Ratchathani flooding.

 

Banjong Wongvien, a resident of Tha Bong Mung, Warin Chamrap Municipality, Ubon Ratchathani, is still caring for her house.

Although the water levels have started to recede, she remains cautious about a potential rise due to a surge of water from the Ubonrat and Lampao dams that continue to discharge into the province.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Photo: KhaoSod

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-16

 

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[This Guy]

"The residents of Ubon Ratchathani continue to struggle with rising water levels as the Ubonrat and Lampao dams contribute to the increasing floodwaters in northeast Thailand."

"Although the water levels have started to recede, she remains cautious about a potential rise due to a surge of water from the Ubonrat and Lampao dams that continue to discharge into the province."

A little contradictory rising V receding...

 

[UbonEagle]

Miss reckons it’d been hammering down here in Ubon for weeks until I arrived 10 days ago, barely a drop since, winds have turned constant Easterly…dry seasons here ????