Flooding affects 100 homes in Trang

[News Bandit]

TRANG, Aug 28 – About 100 houses in the southern province of Trang have been hit by flood.

Trang governor Niphan Sirithorn on Tuesday inspected flooding in Ban Huay Rieng village in the provincial seat. About 70 houses have experienced floodwater intrusion with water one metre deep in some areas.

A portion of road leading to a village, about 40 acres of rubber and oil palm plantation and fruit orchards, have been inundated.

It is the fourth time this year that the village has been flooded as it is located in a low-lying area near several canals.

In Sikao district, about 30 houses have been intruded by about 20-50cm deep floodwaters.

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department on Tuesday warned the public in southern Thailand, especially on the west coast, to be alert to possible flash floods.

More rain is likely with isolated heavy rain countrywide as the monsoon trough lies over the upper North and  Northeast, with the strong southwest monsoon over the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. (MCOT online news)

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