A slew of torrential Thai rains has instigated landslides and flash floods inflicting demolition to the roads within the northern regions of Nan and Mae Hong Son, in addition to the western regions of Tak and Kanchanaburi.
The Thai rains, relentless in their downpour, have been hitting the regions of Pua and Bo Kluea which are located in Nan province. The heavy rainfall has saturated the mountain slopes to the utmost resulting in a spate of landslides on highways disrupting the conventional site visitors move. Specifically, three landslides occurred along Highway 1256 with 4 extra on Highway 1081.
In response to those heavy Thai rains incidents, the Highway Department in the district of Bo Kluea has instructed the deployment of development and upkeep teams from Phichit to erect a Bailey bridge in areas affected by the landslides. Completion of these makeshift bridges, nonetheless, is anticipated to take a number of days, throughout which period traffic will remain obstructed.
Bo Kluea district was also the destination for a visit yesterday by the Nan province’s governor, Wiboon Waewbandit, assisted by native officials. The primary aim of the visit was to evaluate damages ensuing from the relentless Thai rains and subsequent landslides. Following their tour, officers reported that the native Ban Bo Luang School will serve as a short lived residence for locals from an estimated 14 households who’re situated throughout the landslide risk zone.
In parallel to this, ongoing rainfall in Tak has led to road subsidence as well as extra flash floods. The areas notably impacted embrace the Mae Sot district in Tak and the Myawaddy township, which is located in Myanmar.
Intense Thai rains have submerged the most important road which supplies a connection between Myawaddy and the Hpa-An township located in Karen State. Accompanying this concern, numerous homes in Myawaddy have been swamped, and as a consequence, transport and visitors movement have been quickly abandoned.
The issues continued yesterday with the looks of subsidence on Highway one hundred and five positioned in Tak’s Tha Song Yang district. Simple resulted in a crack along the highway measuring 5 metres in depth and 60 metres in size. In response to this problem, District 2 of the Tak Highway Authority, based mostly in Mae Sot, started the development of an emergency highway diversion. They additionally plan to arrange a Bailey bridge on the damaged street sections to curb heavy Thai rains.
Recent warnings from the Geohazards Operation Centre have indicated an imminent danger of flash floods for the provinces in both Mae Hong Son and Nan located within the North, in addition to Tak and Kanchanaburi in the West. These events are anticipated to persist till tomorrow, reported Bangkok Post.
Forecasts for Thai rains launched yesterday from the Thai Meteorological Department, spanning till Friday, spotlight the presence of a moderate southern monsoon which is at present extending throughout the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
Simultaneously, a low-pressure trough is being recorded over southern China and northern Vietnam. The results of this condition is the onset of heavy Thai rains all through the country’s northern areas..