Ubon evacuations begin as rivers rise
Residents of a community alongside the Mul River in Ubon Ratchathani are now living in tents after being flooded out of their homes.
Nakhon Ubon Ratchathani municipal workers on Thursday evacuated the Wang Daeng community in Mueang district to a temporary campground set up along a road ringing the Huai Moung Reservoir.
Mobile toilets and tanks filled with drinking water have been provided.
The water level in both the Mul and Mekong rivers has risen significantly in the province, slowing the run-off of floodwater from other sources.
The Mul was within 80 centimetres of topping its banks in Warin Chamrap district, threatening to inundate the communities of Tha Bong Mang, Hat Suan Ya, Ket Kaew, Tha Ko Phai and Ban Chang Mo.
The province’s governor, Somsak Jangtrakul, has had officials prepare flat-bottom boats, water pumps and more sites on higher ground where shelters could be set up for evacuees.