Yala hit as Sai Buri overflows
The Sai Buri River overflowed and inundated 10 homes and put another 60 houses at risk in Yala's Krong Pinang district, prompting officials to prepare to evacuate villagers, a local official said yesterday.
Yala disaster chief Samreung Vongmaneevorn said that due to the northeastern monsoon over the Gulf, continuous downpours have caused parts of the Sai Buri River to flood 10 homes in Krong Pinang while the other 60 houses were on the verge of being submerged. Some riverside areas of tambon Yaha and La Ae in Yaha district were also flooded but the damage was still being assessed, he said, while 300 families in flood-prone spots in Raman district were on flood alert, and the Yala-Betong Highway number 410 was put on landslide watch. Meanwhile, the Phatthalung disaster office has ordered a 24-hour watch for landslides and flooding in 28 villages near the Banthat Mountain Range in Kong Ra district and Sri Nakarin sub-district, after three consecutive days of heavy rain. In Narathiwat, Thai navy officers rescued 200 more fishermen at sea, after their small trawlers sank offshore due to strong winds and high waves. They also helped two trawlers drifting back to port. Among the rescued fishermen were two men with head injuries.
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