PUBLISHED: 18 Aug 2024 at 13: 51
Late on Saturday nights, heavy rain and torrents of liquid from Myanmar’s Shan State flooded into border areas and populations in Mae Sai area.
The local Sai Lom Joy market was flooded for the third time this year and the third time in a month due to the overflowing border river. Late on Saturday nights, the business was 1.00-1.50 feet underground.
Apart from the border business, rainwater even hit areas along the Sai River, including Koh Sai-Koh Sawan and Mueang Daeng areas, as well as Mai Lung Khon business.
The Sai River overflows due to heavy weather and water gushing from Shan State catchments in Myanmar. Late on Saturday night, the Tachileik city in Myanmar, located across the river from the Mae Sai district, was likewise flooded.
The Tak River overflowed into Ban Thung Chao town in the tambon Pae Pao district in Phaya Mengrai area. Wat Boonyawat’s rainwater was deeper than one meter.
Rainwater measured 120 millimeters over the course of the past 24 hours in this state, according to the Office of National Water Resources.
On the way to Phu Chi Fa National Park, a flood occurred in the Thoeng city. In Wiang Chai area, run-off hit 15 settlements in tambon Don Sila and tambon Ha Ngam.
An water canal overflowed into four settlements in the Mae Lao city of tambon Bua Salee and tambon Pa Kor Dam. In tambon Pa Sak and tambon Sri Don Moon, the Kham and Kok river overflowed into seven settlements in the Chiang Saen area.
About 2, 000 homes in Chiang Rai were affected by floods, according to the department’s regional office for catastrophe prevention and reduction. Flooding may end in a few days unless storms continued, it said.