Ratchaburi, 17th September 2018 – Over 20 homes along Khlong Kwae Aom in Ratchaburi province were inundated on the weekend after a local waterway became critically swollen by heavy rains in the region.
Ratchaburi Governor Chayawut Chantara visited the flood affected area on Monday and passed out survival bags. The overflowing canal is connected to Mae Klong River, which took on a large quantity of water during heavy rainfall on September 15. Funds have also been provided to the disabled and elderly in the area to provide further assistance.
The Mae Klong River has now stabilized but authorities remain on alert to provide aid to residents impacted by the deluge and to respond to further flooding.
In Chachoengsao, Governor Suwit Kamdee engaged in a teleconference with all of the province’s 11 districts today, to appraise the water situation following 2-3 days of heavy rain and reports of widespread flooding, mostly having an impact on roadways. The governor instructed district administrators to make regular announcements on the situation to keep citizens informed, assist them in moving their belongings to higher ground, track weather developments and set up round-the-clock security where floods have hit.
So far, the province’s Nam Preaw district has reported that six villages in one sub-district have been hit by flooding, 14 villages in three sub-districts were flooded in Plangyao district, 10 villages in two sub-districts in Sanam Chaikhet district were flooded and nine villages in one sub-district in Bang Klah district were flooded.
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