Chiang Rai News
Flood Situation in Mae Sai Eases, Life Returning to Normal
Mae Sai Chief District Officer, Somchai Roongsakorn, noted that after the flood situation returned to normal, municipality officers with related departments hastened to restore all the business areas. However, traders could have been worse affected, but there were timely warnings from the government and the experience gained in the past year. Earlier, Mae Sai had planned with Myanmar to prevent future flooding by dredging, wall building, and a flood warning system.
The Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, which is only 3 meters above the water level, wasn’t much affected by the flood, however, the Chiang Rai Governor has insisted that the Chiang Rai Highway District reconstruct and expand the bridge in support of the AEC, beginning in 2015.