Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
The Prime Minister revisited the site of the sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital late Friday night, to follow up on the progress of the repair work, as engineers prepare to cope with the possibility of heavy rain today, which would hamper their work filling the deep hole and restoring traffic flow.
More than 37,600 households in ten districts of Ayutthaya province are now affected by flooding, with many of them having been inundated for more than a month due to the rising water levels in the Chao Phraya and Noi rivers.
The water level in the Ping River, which flows through Chiang Mai’s Muang district, is steadily rising due to heavy rain, compounded by the increased discharge of water through Mae Ngad Somboonchon Dam, threatening to flood low-lying areas.
Three people have drowned in floodwaters in the Sena and Bang Ban districts of the central province of Ayutthaya, as the water level in the Chao Phraya, Pasak and Noi rivers, as well as in the network of canals, is steadily rising.
Surin's Sangka district is facing severe flooding, after heavy rain, induced by typhoon Ragasa, lashed the province throughout Monday night, causing water levels in reservoirs, rivers and canals to rise and overflow.
Four Cambodian soldiers, operating in the Phu Phee area, crossed the border near the Thai tactical barbed-wire fence and fired three rifle shots opposite Pa Man Base in Kantharalak District of Thailand’s Si Sa Ket province, apparently to test Thai forces’ reaction.
Five family members, including a child, trapped in a heavily-flooded house in Mae Rim district of Chiang Mai were rescued last night by an emergency team, after three villages in the district were inundated by overflows from the Sa River.
A 45-year-old runner collapsed as she was participating in a mini marathon, being held in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom on Sunday. She subsequently died.
People living in low-lying areas and riparian communities not protected by floodwalls along the Chao Phraya, Tha Chin and Mae Klong rivers in seven central provinces are being advised to prepare for river overflows between September 17th and 22nd, due to rising river water levels and high tides.
Temporary shelters are being built by villagers along a local road in Sappaya district of Chainat province, as the water level in the Chao Phraya River, downstream of the Chao Phraya Dam, is steadily rising.
A hydro engineering expert at Chiang Mai University has voiced her disagreement with the proposal from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to the Cabinet, seeking to save three stone weirs in Chiang Mai province from being dismantled and explore other means to prevent flooding in the northern capital.
Persimmon farmers in Mae Chaem district of Chiang Mai have been dumping their harvested fruit, since prices have fallen to rock bottom and there are very few buyers.
