Floods hit Chiang Mai in North; Ranong, Trang in South

[News Bandit]

CHIANG MAI, Aug 29 – Flood hits Thailand's northern province of Chiang Mai as waters recede in southern province of Trang.

Continuous rain triggered flash flood in Chiang Mai from Doi Suthep, with runoff from Thailand's most famous mountain flowing into the Nakhon Chiang Mai municipality.

Roads and houses in Sri Ping Muang community are under water, in some areas a half metre deep. Local residents moved their belongings to higher ground.

Pumps are being used to drain water from flooded areas, even as the rising water levels in several canals threatens wider disruption.

Meanwhile, in the South, flash flooding has carried away a portion of concrete roadway in Ranong’s provincial seat, making it impassable. The torrential current severed at least one village’s tap water pipeline, immediately cutting potable water supplies to some 500 families, and damaging nearby oil palm plantations.

In the southern province of Trang, authorities distributed relief supplies to flood victims after about 70 homes were damaged by flash flooding. Meanwhile, floodwater has dropped from 60cm – from 1.2 metres to 0.4 metres. (MCOT online news)

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