Thread: Over 500 homes inundated as flooding hits Phayao

Over 500 homes, businesses and farms have been inundated as heavy rain brought flooding to past of Phayao yesterday, July 31 and today, Aug. 1.


The worse hit area was Phra That Khing Kaeng in Chun District where the Chun River broke its banks yesterday. Floodwaters in parts of the area were described as hitting as high as 1.2 meters, cutting off Chun – Pong Road in the process.


The Royal Thai Air Force was assisting the Royal Thai Army is delivering supplies to the area as well as assisting locals with natural disaster relief.


Neighboring Na Prang in Pong District also saw flooding with some 30 homes said to be inundated with water along with a dozen homes in tambons Oi and Ngim.

The floodwaters also saw widespread power outages in the affected regions due to power poles being washed away. The Provincial Electricity Authority is said to have deployed additional staff to restore services.


As of noon Thursday, floodwaters were starting to recede but locals remain on alert. The Thailand Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rain warning as a tropical storm crosses into Vietnam from the South China Sea, potentially bring more downpours as its outer edge crosses Laos into northern Thailand at the weekend.



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Fcuk all rain here in S Buriram. I'd pay to see it rain at the moment. We're doomed.

13 days of pretty well non stop rain here, drizzle during the day and thunder storms at night, power on and off, Monday night no power for 12 hours.
Same every year, just the nature of the area.

Short-lived drought...
[dependent on locale]

I think there'll be confrontation here where I live. It's dire straights unless something happens soon, rain wise. But the thing I can't get over is how laid back the population seems to be. Car washing and watering the garden is still the norm.

Can't remember one year when Issan farmers have not complained about a drought, then complained about flooding later.

The number of rainy days where I live, is fairly constant, but the amount of rain fall varies, some years it comes down so heavy for a week or 2 we are cut off from the world, one road in and 3 bridges underwater.

People must remember that the monsoon season is August through September, been that way for thousands of years, rains come early or late, but the rains comes.

Next month the rice farmers will be complaining that the monsoons have flattened their crops, again, just the way it is.

Originally Posted by jamescollister

Next month the rice farmers will be complaining that the monsoons have flattened their crops, again, just the way it is.

We live in hope.