CHIANG RAI, 27 May 2014 – Director of the Bureau of Environment Geology under the Department of Mineral Resources, Sombun Kosittanont, has warned people in Chiang Rai of landslides and flash floods in the hillside areas and Mae Lao River banks.
According to Mr. Sombun, the areas are prone to the natural disaster as rains start to come down while the post-quake aftershocks still loom over the province and its vicinity. He said the aftershocks also cause him to give warnings on weaker structural integrity of small reservoirs in the quake-affected zones.
Regarding the recent discovery of a new fault line in Nan Province following an aftershock in the area last Saturday, Director Sombun clarified however that it was actually a part of the Pua fault line that triggered the 6.5 richter scale quake in Chiang Mai earlier this month.
He said the aftershock was a natural occurrence as the earth adjusts itself after an earthquake, while giving his estimate that the aftershocks would dissipate within a month.
