Floods ease in Lampang

[News Bandit]

LAMPANG, Sept 5 – Flooding in seven districts of this northern province has eased after two days of floods while damage was initially estimated at no less than Bt30 million.

Chamnan Liebloke, chief of Huamuang Subdistrict Administrative Organisation (SAO), said Wednesday that most of flooded crops under his supervision are rice and corn, covering about 800 rai, public utilities and roads.

Province-wide an initial assessment showed more than 4,000 rai of crop land and 73 fish breeding ponds were damaged.

Mr Chamnan said a village of some 200 ethnic minorities was virtually cut off from the outside world after a bridge was damaged by floods.

In Mae Ta district, the water level in some areas was 50cm deep but the volume of water in a canal leading to Ban Nong reservoir remained high. Residents on both sides of the canal were instructed to be on a round-the-clock alert. (MCOT online news)

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