Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Nong Khai’s municipal administration issued a red alert on Sunday morning, to warn residents in the area to brace for flooding, as the swollen Mekong River has breached a sandbag embankment, causing water to flood a temple community.
Residents, volunteers and local officials have joined forces today for a major clean-up of roads in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai, which has been suffering the worst flooding in about 30 years.
Rescue volunteers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation made their way along a muddy road Friday night to deliver food and drinking water to more than 100 H’mong students and their teachers, stranded in their hilltop school in Doi Thoed Thai in Mae Fah Luang district of Chiang Rai.
A helicopter from the Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation successfully rescued an elderly couple on Thursday, who were marooned in their flooded house in the Mai Loong Khun community in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province.
Chalermchai Kositpipat, founder of Rong Khun Temple, more commonly known as the "White Temple" in Chiang Rai, says he will allow people affected by the floods to park their cars at the temple free of charge.
Runoffs from the mountain range in Myanmar’s Shan state and from watershed areas, following unusually heavy rainfall of over 100mm/day for the past three days, are being blamed for the severe flooding in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai and elsewhere in the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet.
Five airlines have suspended all flights to Chiang Rai international airport, as the province copes with the most severe flooding for decades.
Manpower, equipment and relief supplies from various sources have been arriving in Chiang Rai province to help flood victims, many of whom remain stranded in their homes by the worst flooding for three decades.
The coach of the young Thai football team that captured the world's attention when they spent nearly three weeks trapped in a cave has found himself in another watery predicament - stuck on his roof by flash floods.
A joint effort by Thai netizens has led to the safe rescue of a 86-year-old man, who had become stranded on the roof of his flooded house in Chiang Rai province for 18 hours.
Two people died in mud slides in Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai last night and four are still missing following torrential rainfall, leading to the worst flooding in the district for three decades.
