Northeastern provinces affected by heavy rain

BUENG KAN, 30th May 2018 (NNT) - Homes in many provinces in the North East of Thailand have been flooded due to heavy rains.

In Bueng Kan province, the traffic in the municipality has been moving only slowly since this morning as Pon Tuk and Rak Sa Ngob Roads have been submerged in a 50-centimeter floods.

The precipitation has also inundated the Muang Bueng Kan District Agriculture Extension Office. Soldiers are helping the office move the furniture and important items to the second floor of the building.

Meanwhile, a large vehicle was brought in to transport Bueng Kan Hospital employees and their families out of their accommodation as the flood reached 1 meter high. They are now in a more secure area.

In Nong Khai province, the recent rainfall significantly raised the amount of water in Huai Mong Canal to 4.9 million cubic meters. The Royal Irrigation Department has decided to open four water gates in Tha Bo district to release 1.4 million cubic meters of water daily into the Mekong River to prevent flooding in nearby farmlands.

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