River overflows, 600 houses flooded

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PUBLISHED: 6 Aug 2024 at 13: 45

Students, teachers and a rescue worker wade through floodwater in Lom Sak district of Phetchabun on Tuesday morning. (Photo: Soonthorn Kongwarakom)
On Tuesday night, students, teachers, and a recovery worker wade through the floodwaters in Phetchabun’s Lom Sak area. ( Photo: Soonthorn Kongwarakom )

On Tuesday night, the Pa Sak River overflowed in the Lomsak region of this northwestern state, flooding about 600 homes.

According to hazard mitigation officials, the river overflows for the next time this year because of heavy rainfall in the catchment area.

About a meter above the banks, the waters was. The rainwater poured into settlements 2, 3, 4, 8 and 11, which are beside the valley. Around 600 homes and businesses were 50 to 60 centimeters deep in water because there was no disaster slope to protect them. &nbsp,

Three native schools were closed on Tuesday.