Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Flash Flood Warning

The Meteorological Department issued a warning on Saturday (Aug 20) for people in the North and Northeast to prepare for widespread scattered rain with heavy falls in some areas and the danger of floods during the next few days.

Nan River turns muddy as it floods riverside communities.

The Sirikit Dam, one of the country's main dams, in Uttaradit begins releasing water to make room for more from upstream.

A house collapses into the swollen Nan River in Phitsanulok.

A reading shows the water level in Nan River has risen close to 10 metres in the municipality area of Phitsanulok's Muang district.

Flood-affected residents are forced to abandon their homes and live in makeshift houses in Bang Rakam district of Phitsanulok, but even this temporary accommodation is now in danger of being flooded.

A man relaxes inside his truck, which has been converted into a temporary home since his house has been flooded for nearly a month in Sukhothai.

Residents dismantle what is left of the structure of a house damaged by floods in Si Samrong district of Sukhothai. The structure will be used for building a new house elsewhere.

A pedestrian bridge is inundated in parts, separating communities on both sides of the Yom River in Phichit.

A woman wades through waist-deep water at her flooded home in Sukhothai.

In Sam Ngam district of Phichit, a man sits outside his home and keeps an eye on the rising flood water.

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