The North is still inundated with heavy rain, flooding communities and agricultural areas.

The flood situation in several northern provinces is still concerning after heavy rains and flash floods inundated houses and agricultural areas, causing severe damage. Phayao Province: Continuous rain throughout the night has caused flash floods to flow into Mae Sai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phayao Province, including Villages 2, 5, 6 and 10, totaling more than 50 households. Wat San Pa Thon and agricultural areas have been flooded. Villagers have rushed to move their belongings and equipment to higher ground. Currently, the water level is approximately 50-70 centimeters high. Small vehicles cannot travel on some roads in the village. People must be extra careful while driving. The Mae Sai Subdistrict Administrative Organization has arranged disaster prevention and mitigation officers to go to the area to help people and has already conducted an initial damage survey. The general weather in Phayao Province is still overcast with some rain in some areas. It is expected that if there is no more rain, the flood situation will return to normal in the afternoon. Accelerate the reinforcement of sandbags along the flood barriers in communities and markets in Chiang Rai Province. In Chiang Rai Province, the water situation in the Sai River in Mae Sai District at midnight last night, the water level at the head of the weir overflowed the riverbank area in Mae Sai Subdistrict Municipality, starting from the Huai Fai Community, Sai Lom Joy Community, Koh Sai-Koh Sawan Community, Mai Lung Khan Community, and Mueang Daeng Community. The water level at the Mae Sai-Tachilek Border Bridge No. 1 was over 6 meters above the bridge, causing the Sai Lom Joy Market to be flooded up to waist level. Vendors rushed to move their belongings out of their shops in the middle of the night, while the local government and soldiers from the Chao Tak Special Forces Task Force, Pha Muang Task Force, mobilized to help pack sandbags to reinforce the flood barriers at various points in the community and the market, as well as distribute the m to people who need them to prevent water from entering their homes. The water level is expected to continue to rise because there are reports that heavy rain continues to fall in the headwaters of the Sai River, which is in Myanmar. Water levels in the Mekong River have risen again in Bueng Kan Province. While the water situation in the Mekong River this morning at the water level measurement point at Ban Phan Lam, Village No. 2, Wisit Subdistrict, Mueang Bueng Kan District, Bueng Kan Province, measured 9.85 meters, an increase of 40 centimeters from 2 days ago. The water level that fluctuates is not very high, which is a good opportunity for the Bueng Kan Irrigation Project to prepare for the water situation in the area again. This morning, the water gates in the Huai Bang Bat Reservoir, Chaiphon Subdistrict, Mueang Bueng Kan District, were opened, raising 4 2-meter high gates, releasing 4.2520 million cubic meters/second into the Mekong River, preparing to receive the new water mass. Warning to village rs to watch out for flash floods until 22 August in Bueng Kan Province. At the Bueng Khong Long Reservoir, Don Klang Village, Bueng Khong Long Subdistrict, the continuous rainfall has caused a large amount of accumulated water to flow into the reservoir, causing the water in the reservoir to rise until it overflows the water gate, flooding the rice fields below the reservoir covering more than 100 rai. However, it is a good opportunity for the villagers to bring out their equipment to catch fish. The provincial governor has warned the people of all 8 districts to be on the lookout for flash floods, forest runoff, and landslides between August 16-22. There has been preparation at the official level. If the people are in trouble, they can report it through community leaders, local leaders, subdistrict administrative organizations, or municipalities at any time. The province is ready to provide full assistance to the people. Source: Thai News Agency