Alerting about the possibility of floods and flash flooding in Tak.
PUBLISHED: 26 Jul 2024 at 12: 08
After days of downpours, which have been pouring down the northern state, the Thai border in the Mae Sot area of Tak has been flooded. No indication of rain abating until the end of July.
People of the Tha Sai Luat Municipality were advised on Thursday night to be on call due to the rising water levels of the Moei River. Around 4am on Friday, the mixture of persistent rain and rising waves caused flooding to occur in neighborhoods and industrial areas.
By 10am, the water levels at the gate was measured at 1.6 yards, the city added.
Immediately across from Myawaddy area, Tambon Tha Sai Luat serves as a significant border business hub between Thailand and Myanmar.
The Tak department of the Government Public Relations Department advised drivers to avert approaching the bridge with non-urgent issues. With the assistance of about 100 troops and military trucks, customers was ebbing in the area as people continued to move their possessions to higher ground.
The company reported that the liquid level  increased as Mae Sot has been receiving a lot of liquid from the Moei and the Umphang and Phob Phra regions over the past three weeks.
Tak is one of the regions that is hardest hit by storms. The accumulated precipitation over the past 24 days reached 159 millimetres, followed by Kanchanaburi with 123mm and Chanthaburi with 119mm.
The Meteorological Department and the National Water Resources Office both issued a warning that Tak may continue to experience weather until the end of the month, with potential flash floods and landslides occurring during this time.