Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Water in the Ping River at the Nawarat Bridge in Chiang Mai reached 5.25m at 5am this morning, the highest level for 50 years, submerging the downtown area again and making many roads impassable.
More than 1,000 defence volunteers and emergency teams have been sent to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai to help local officials cope with the second round of flooding within a month, currently wreaking havoc in Mae Sai and several other districts in the two northern provinces.
Residents of downtown Chiang Mai and outlying districts have been advised to prepare for worse flooding tonight and to move to safer ground, according to Chuchoke Aryupong, a water expert at Chiang Mai University.
National park officials, boats and FWD trucks are rushing to an elephant conservation centre in Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai to evacuate about 100 elephants and hundreds of other animals, as floodwater reaches two metres and is still rising.
Families of the victims of the fatal school coach fire have sought consultations with the psychologist team at the Police General Hospital.
Still trying to recover from last month’s devastating flooding, riverside residents in Mae Sai sub-district have been advised to evacuate in anticipation of yet another round of flooding from overflows from the Sai River, due to heavy rainfall.
Many people are wearing black today, including TV show hosts, in mourning for the victims, mostly schoolchildren, who died when their coach caught fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road yesterday.
Several communities in Mueang district of Chiang Mai, especially those located in low-lying areas, are complaining that the flood water, although receding, has become so polluted that it smells bad and is a threat to their health.
One business in Chiang Mai badly affected by the severe flooding is a wedding shop in the Chang Klan area of Muang district.
Economic uncertainty, workplace burn-out and unfair treatment have prompted many workers to challenge themselves in their next roles and navigate a career change, with many of them capitalizing on a truck driving training course initiated by the government in collaboration with a transportation association.
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty Queen Suthida yesterday presided over the 2024 Quran recitation competition at the Central Mosque in the Muang district of Pattani province.
