Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
The Chiang Mai office of the Royal Irrigation Department issued an urgent advisory this afternoon, updating the flood situation in the Mueang district, with a warning that the water depth in the Ping River is expected to rise above 5m between 9pm and 11pm tonight, from the 4.45m measured at the Nawarat Bridge at 6am this morning.
More areas in the northern provinces of Lampang and Sukhothai are now flooded. Residents have been moving their belongings to higher ground and are avoiding flooded routes as advised.
Chiang Mai downtown now under water: Emergency response in full swing Troops and volunteers have been mobilised to fill sandbags to strengthen the flood wall as overflows from the swollen Ping River flooded vast areas of downtown Chiang Mai, including the commercial zone on Chang Klan Road, last night.
The owner of a well-known crocodile farm in Thailand’s northern Lamphun province says he has reluctantly decided to slaughter more 100 adult crocodiles, to prevent them from escaping due to heavy flooding, which is threatening to bring down the farm’s wall.
Residents in Chiang Mai’s Mueang district have been advised to move their valuables to higher ground, as the water level in the Ping River is steadily rising, threatening to overflow due to heavy rain last night.
State Railways of Thailand (SRT) announced the suspension of all north-bound train services today, after landslides at the entrance to the Khuntan train tunnel, making it impassable.
After being hit by flash floods less than a week ago, communities around Phayao University in Mueang district of Phayao province, including several student hostels, were caught off-guard late Saturday night when overflows from Mae Ka Luang and Huai Kiang watercourses inundated the communities following heavy rainfall.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered officials to dispose of flood-related mud and garbage in Chiang Rai province quickly, as cleaning equipment and other relief supplies are being flown into the province.
Commerce Ministry's Internal Trade Department has sought cooperation from businesses by freezing the prices of their goods, ahead of the possible increase in the minimum wage, and has ordered the opening of more outlets in 11 provinces to sell vegetables.
Thailand’s tallest waterfall, Thi Lo Su in the Umphang district of the western province of Tak, has been closed to visitors temporarily, after a flash flood and mudslides swept into a nearby camping ground following torrential rainfall.
The recent flooding in Mueang and Mae Sai districts has left about 68,000 tonnes of garbage to be disposed of by the two municipalities, according to Surin Worakijthamrong, deputy director-general of the Pollution Control Department.
