Long-term measures needed for Nakhon Ratchasima floods, says Army general
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As the flood situation in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Muang district stabilised on Friday, an army commander said he would soon discuss long-term solutions with related agencies.
Second Army Region commander Lt-General Tharakorn Thamwinthorn Tharakorn said measures including designating water-retention areas and laying more drainage pipes under the bypass road could help reduce the impact of future floods.
He joined provincial governor Wichien Chantharanothai to deliver 100 relief bags to residents in two flood-hit villages on Friday morning. Some 300 homes in Tambon Nong Bua Sala in Muang district hit by floods early this week were still under 40cm-deep water with some road sections as deep as a metre.
