North braces for flooding as storm approaches

Meanwhile, local farmers are using this opportunity to store abundant water supply for the next dry season, after the North faced a serious drought earlier this year.
More rains brought by the tropical storm raised the water level in Nan River again, after floodwaters had receded in Nan a week earlier. The provincial administration issued a warning to local people to brace for possible flooding.
Narong Inso, the director of Nan Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, said the heavy rains from Friday night until Saturday had raised the water level in Nan River again and had already flooded some of the farmland and residential areas.
Narong also said the fast-flowing water had destroyed the bridge between Ban Namtoung and Ban Sawang in Mae Charim district, leading to disruption of transport.
“Nan’s provincial governor has already issued a warning to all
people in the province to brace for possible floods and they should be prepared for unexpected events, especially in areas that are prone
to flooding. This is because the water level in the river is rising very fast and it is possible that there will be flooding just like last week,” he said.
The raging river also destroyed a bridge in Lampang’s Wang Nue district Saturday following heavy rains in the mountain on Friday night caused by flash floods along Wang River. It was reported that the authorities in Lampang had already deployed personnel to help the flood victims.