{
  "id": 647580,
  "title": "Mekong floods Thai-Lao market as water nears crisis level",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/mekong-floods-thai-lao-market-as-water-nears-crisis-level",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T07:50:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2026/08/12/mekong-floods-thai-lao-market-as-water-nears-crisis-level/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NAKHON PHANOM — The Mekong River has overflowed its banks and flooded a Thai-Lao border trading market in Nakhon Phanom, with water levels reaching 11.98 metres on 12 August, just 2 centimetres below the critical level. Hydrological officials recorded the river level at 06:00 on Wednesday, showing a 15-centimetre increase from the previous day. Authorities […] The post Mekong floods Thai-Lao…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}