Storms, damage in Chiang Rai, Lampang, Samut Prakan

Storms, damage in Chiang Rai, Lampang, Samut Prakan

A truck moves cautiously along a flooded road in Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai as runoff triggered by an overnight downpour floods three villages and farm land in the northern district on Thursday. (Photo from Ruamduay Chuaykan facebook page)
A truck moves cautiously along a flooded road in Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai as runoff triggered by an overnight downpour floods three villages and farm land in the northern district on Thursday. (Photo from Ruamduay Chuaykan facebook page)

Overnight storms caused flooding of homes and farmland in Chiang Rai and Lampang provinces in the North on Thursday morning and blew the roofs off houses in Samut Prakan province.

Runoff triggered by the heavy rain flooded about 30 houses and hundreds of rai of farm land in Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai province.

Water pouring down a mountain inundated Mae Aeb, Huay Khoi Loi and Huay Nam Yen villages in tambon  Ban Saeo, Chiang Saen district chief Pinit Kaewjitkhongthong said after visiting the area on Thursday.

About 30 houses were flooded, and a main road and bridge linking the three villages were also under water and impassable to small vehicles. Hundreds of paddy and corn fields were submerged, reports said.

Soldiers helped local residents evacuate their belongings and animals to higher ground.

Mr Pinit said there had been a heavy downpour on the mountain overnight, and it poured flooded down  into lowland areas on Thursday morning.

Mae Aeb Witthayakhom school suspended all classes on Thursday, the district chief said.

In Lampang, forest runoff caused Lam Huay Luang and Lam Huay Mae Bong  rivers in Thoen district to overflow and flood farmland on Wednesday night.

Heavy rain also increased accumulated rainfall in tambon Mae Thod of Thoen district and disaster prevention  officials advised people in tambon Mae Thod and tambon Na Pong to brace for sudden flooding. (continues below)

Runoff inundates farmland and houses in Thoen district in Lampang. (Photo by Aswin Wongnorkaew)

In Samut Prakan province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, heavy rain and thunderstorms hit Muang district in the early hours of Thursday, damaging at least two dozen houses.

Officials from Bang Muang municipality and the provincial disaster prevention and mitigation office inspected Saphiran community on Soi Bunsiri 6 in tambon Bang Muang and reported 25 houses were damaged, with roofs blown off by the gale.

There were reports some residents were injured by falling roof tiles. The full damage was still being assessed.

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