As flood water steadily recedes in Chiang Rai province and flights by some airlines at the Mae Fah Luang airport have resumed today, people living along the Mekong River in Loei, Nong Khai and Bueng Kan provinces were bracing for the river to overflow.
In Mae Sai district, several riverside communities, such as Koh Sai, are still submerged by overflows from the Sai River. A number of people remain trapped at home by strong currents and are awaiting help and food from relief workers.
The Sai Lom Joi market remains under about one-metre of floodwater and inaccessible. The worst affected communities are Mae Sai, Muang Daeng, Koh Sai and Mai Loong Khun.
In Mae Fah Luang district, a Facebook user reported that one girl had been found dead in a landslide in Ban Hua Mae Kham, Thoed Thai sub-district.
Villagers in Ban Doi Laem, in Mae Ai sub-district, are still worried about potential mudslides following the deaths of six people, including the village head, in mudslides a few days ago. The body of the headman was found and retrieved about eight kilometres from the village.
In Chiang Khan district of Loei, overflows from the Mekong River flooded some riverside communities yesterday and the water level is still rising.
Meanwhile, the National Water Resources Office advises that the water level in the Mekong River is forecast to rise by 3.5-3.9cm between today and Monday and this will result in overflows.
River overflows have already flooded some communities in Mueang district of Nong Khai.
