Heavy rains pour disaster in North Thailand

Where the protestors hit the Parliament house, the insurgents spread terror in Southern provinces of Thailand, the nature in the form of heavy rains continued to batter the northern and northeastern regions yesterday, flooding many provinces. Lop Buri was hit the most where roads and more than 30 villages went down under water. The terrifying look of angry waters of Chao Phraya river forced the provincial governor to ring the alarm bells and declare all 16 districts as disaster zones in Ayutthaya. The river’s water level has risen rapidly since Friday night, forcing officials to release more water from the Chao Phraya dam in Chai Nat.

To reduce the flooding in Lop Buri, irrigation officials have stopped releasing water from the Pasak Jolasid dam to the province and also closed the Manorom floodgate to block water from the Chao Phraya river from flowing into it through the Chai Nat-Pasak canal.

Pak Chong which has been hit by the run-off from Khao Yai national park has also been gravely damaged. Run-off from the Khao Yai and Thap Lan national parks flooded two villages in nearby Prachin Buri’s Na Di district.

The Meteorology Department has forecast more heavy rain in the North and Northeast due mainly to the low pressure trough and the southwestern monsoon. The department expects heavy rain in 23 provinces such as Phitsanulok, Phichit and Phetchabun today and tomorrow.