Days of rain flood North

Governor Sompong Anuyutthapong reports that since August 6 floodwaters in Thung Chang, Chiang Klang, Pua, and Tha Wang Pha districts are receding.

Muang, Wiang Sa and Phu Piang districts remain under a metre of water. This will take one to two days to recede.

Relief supplies are being distributed by boat to about 500 flooded homes in Muang municipality, he says.

Meanwhile, Princess Pa Foundation vice president Apai Chandanachulakasaid says it will send 1,300 relief bags to Muang, Wiang Sa and Phu Piang.

About 1,000 rai of farmland is ruined, costing about Bt10 million, he says.

Public Health Minister Chaovarat Chanweerakul says Bt10 million and 200,000 first-aid kits have been set aside for Nan flood victims.

Local health officials report one man died in Pua district. Seven mobile medical teams were dispatched to four districts yesterday.

Flood victims should drink only bottled water given by relief officials and watch out for diseases such as typhoid, diarrhoea and viruses that usually come during and after floods, urged Public Health chief Prat Boonyawongvirot.

In related news, the North Meteorological Office yesterday warned residents to brace for more rain over the coming three days.

Tak, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son and Nan are at risk of further flooding.