The Chiang Rai Provincial Public Relations Office has issued an urgent announcement for residents of Chiang Rai Municipality to evacuate and move their belongings to higher ground as the Kok River is overflowing and is expected to double in a few hours.
A rescue operation team with flat-bottomed boats went to help at the community of Village 4, Rim Kok Subdistrict, Mueang District after the Kok River embankment, sending a mass of water flooding the community.
The team used boats to help transport 12 young children and residents safely out of the flood waters.
Meanwhile, the Chiang Rai Provincial Public Relations Office reported the flood situation on the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sai District is still critical because the water level have not decreased.
Water has flooded in front of the permanent border checkpoint across the Sai River, and flooded the front of Mae Sai Police Station.
In many communities water flooded homes up to the second floor, causing villagers to notify officials to help evacuate.
In Mae Sai District, the most severely affected area were Soi 4, Soi 6, Mueang Daeng Road, where the water high and still flowing fast. Making it difficult for rescue workers to get to villagers still stuck in various places.
Today the Mekong River rose to 8.7 meters, higher than yesterday, which was only 7 meters, causing the natural flow of water to be slow.
Therefore, it is expected that Mae Sai will remain flooded for at least another 2-3 days.
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