Flash flood and landslide warnings for northern provinces
The Thai Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall in the North and the Northeast until Friday and warns of run-offs, flash floods and landslides in several provinces.
The Thai Meteorological Department has forecasted intense rainfall in the Northern and Northeastern regions of Thailand until Friday. The department warns of potential run-off, flash floods, and landslides in multiple provinces. Director-general Sugunyanee Yavinchan explained that the weather situation is due to a monsoon trough above the North and upper Northeast, coupled with a strong southwestern monsoon over the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand.
Ms. Yavinchan cautioned that flash floods and surface runoff are particularly likely on slopes close to waterways and low-lying areas. She advised travelers to steer clear of flood-prone roads during the period.
Prasert Purathanang, the director of the Northern Meteorological Center, elaborated that flash floods, surface runoff, and landslides could occur in Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Nan, Phayao, and Phrae. He stated that flash floods and surface runoff have already commenced and are considered critical in Nan, where rainfall reached over 340 millimeters.
The director noted that flash floods have affected communities and farmland in several districts of Nan, including Bo Klue, Mae Charim, Muang, Pua, Tha Wang Pha, and Wiang Sa.
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