Flooding continues in 4 provinces
published : 2 Sep 2024 at 11:07
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
Flooding continued in three northern provinces and a northeastern province in Thailand on Sunday.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation on Sunday reported flooding in Chiang Rai, Phitsanulok and Sukhothai provinces in the North and Nong Khai province in the Northeast.
The floodwater resulted from persistent rain and affected 3,979 families in 223 villages in the four provinces.
Flood levels were declining in Chiang Rai, Sukhothai and Nong Khai but rising in Phitsanulok.
Meanwhile, run-off from Doi Moncham mountain in Chiang Mai hit seven villages in Mae Rim district on Saturday night. Residents and visitors were briefly evacuated from their homes. The deluges flowed into the Ping River.
Since Aug 16 flooding and run-off has affected 23 provinces, killed 22 people and injured 19 others.
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Vocabulary
- briefly: for a short time - ชั่วครู่, สั้นๆ, ในเวลาสั้นๆ
- decline (verb): to become less - sลดลง
- deluge: a sudden flow of a large amount of water; a sudden, very heavy rainfall - น้ำปริมาณมาก ฝนตกหนัก
- evacuate: to force to leave an area - ถูกไล่ที่
- injure: to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal - ทำให้บาดเจ็บ, ทำร้าย
- mitigation: a reduction in the harmful effects of something - การบรรเทา การผ่อนคลาย
- persistent: continuing - อย่างต่อเนื่อง
- province: one of many divisions of the government of a country into smaller parts - จังหวัด
- run-off: rain, water or other liquid that runs off land into streams and rivers - น้ำหลาก
- Keywords
- flood
- flooding
- floodwater
- Chiang Mai
- Chiang Rai
- disaster
- thailand
