Busy Mae Sai border market flooded out

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PUBLISHED: 10 Sep 2024 at 14: 48

Overflow from the Sai River was pouring through Sai Lom Joy Market in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on Tuesday. (Photo: Chiang Rai public relations office)
On Tuesday, Sai Lom Joy Market in the Mae Sai city of Chiang Rai state was in full flow from the Sai River. ( Photo: Chiang Rai public relations office )

Normally bustling Sai Lom Joy business, on the frontier with Myanmar in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai city, was shuttered and under water on Tuesday, flooded by flow from the rain-swollen Sai River. &nbsp,

The river sank on its banks on Monday evening after heavy rains had been pouring down the border region since Sunday night, according to the Chiang Rai public relations department.

The river rose swiftly as frightened investors closed their stores and moved&nbsp, their products to security, it said. On Tuesday, the ocean was still up to one meter deep in some creek sites.

In some flooded areas, the Provincial Electricity Authority has stopped providing power to residents because they are concerned for their health. Around 300 customers would be without power until the floodwaters subside, according to the statement.

A busy, significant business called Sai Lom Joy is located along the Burmese boundary between Mai Sai and Tachilek.

District leaders were also looking into the flooding’s injury.

The Northern Meteorological Centre issued a warning on Tuesday that it would receive more heavy rains in the northwestern region until next Monday.