The flood situation in the communities surrounding Kwan Phayao has not improved. Water from 13 tributaries has continuously filled the Kwan Phayao area. More than 200 households are affected. In Chiang Rai, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation brought food by helicopter to help people in the area that has been cut off. The flood situation in the communities around Kwan Phayao in the Phayao Municipality area has not improved as water from 13 tributaries has continuously filled the Kwan Phayao area. The Phayao Municipality, monks, and local residents have had to bring relief bags, food, and water to help more than 200 households affected by the overflow of Kwan Phayao water into the surrounding communities of the Phayao Municipality. Currently, the flood situation has expanded, including Wat Sri Kom Kham or Wat Phra Chao Ton Luang. The temple has taken full precautions by using sandbags to block the water from entering the temple. The water level in some places is about 30-50 centimeters high because the amount of water from Kwan Phayao has increased due to the 13 tributaries that flow into Kwan Phayao continuously filling the Kwan Phayao area. The latest water volume is 71.568 million cubic meters from a capacity of 55.650 million cubic meters, exceeding the storage capacity and having an impact. At present, Kwan Phayao has released water by letting the water overflow the spillway at a rate of approximately 7 million cubic meters per day. It is expected that if the rain does not fall in the area In Chiang Rai Province, today, the Chiang Rai Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office brought consumer goods to help flood victims in the Thoeng District by air transport via the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation's DDPM 32-01 helicopter, which received support from Squadron 416, Royal Thai Air Force, Chiang Rai Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office and the private sector. The goods were received at Sri Sawang School, Thoeng District, before being delivered to p eople affected by the disaster at Ban Pang Ka School, Thoeng District, Chiang Rai Province. People who were affected by the disaster were waiting to receive the goods after being cut off from the outside area. While the water situation in the Mekong River, which flows through Chiang Khong District, continues to rise steadily, increasing by 30 centimeters from yesterday, which is considered to exceed the height of the bank, which is 10 meters, causing ships transporting goods across the Mekong River that are parked to increase the strength of tying the ships along the bank at Ban Pha Than, Wiang Subdistrict, Chiang Khong District. Source: Thai News Agency
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