Chiang Rai News
Heavy Rains Cause Flash Floods in Three Chiang Rai Districts
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CHIANG RAI – A flash flood has hit three districts in the northern province of Chiang Rai, burying hundreds of houses and facilities in mud.
Tha Ko Sub-district Administrative Organization reported today that more than 200 houses, two bridges and farming areas in five villages were badly damaged. Residents’ possessions were also swept away by the flash flood or left covered in mud.
According to Chiang Rai Governor Boonsong Techamaneesatit, a survey by Chiang Rai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office found that flooding had hit more than 500 houses in the districts of Mae Suai, Wiang Pa Pao and Phan.