Four Loei villages hit by run-offs and flash floods following heavy rains
Four villages in Loei’s Wang Saphung hit by run-offs and flash floods, roads and homes inundated. Residents urged to move to safer areas.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) sent an alert via cell broadcast at 11:56 am to residents of Tambon Nong Ya Plong, Tambon Pha Noi, and Tambon Pakpuan in Wang Saphung, warning them to urgently move belongings upstairs as flash floods, river overflows, and run-offs could occur at any time following heavy rains.
Residents were also advised to relocate elderly or bed-ridden relatives to safer areas as soon as possible.
At 12:11 pm, a Loei resident using the Facebook account Nes Yeske posted video clips showing a road hit by a run-off. He said villages Moo 8, Moo 10, Moo 13, and Moo 17 in Tambon Nong Ya Plong were affected, with waters rising very quickly.
Local officials confirmed that flash floods swept through houses and several roads in the four villages at a rapid pace.
Meanwhile, the Sawang Khiri Dharma Loei Foundation reported that the Khon Kaen–Wang Saphung road was inundated by floodwaters. The foundation said the worst-hit section was in front of the Isuzu Wang Saphung service centre, where both inbound and outbound traffic was flooded, preventing sedan cars from passing.
