The Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom Thursday (photo by Pattanapong Seepiachai)Residents in Nakhon Phanom were on Thursday warned to brace for possible flooding after the water level in the Mekong River rose to 11 metres, two metres away from overflow, due to downpours caused by tropical storm Son-Tinh. Aside from Nakhon Phanom, surging water has also resulted in an increase in water levels along the Songkhram and Nam Kam rivers which receive water from Nong Han Lake in the nearby province of Sakon Nakhon and discharge into the Mekong River. Nong Han Lake releases around 15 million cubic metres (cu/m) of water per day while the Nam Kam River currently is at around 70%-80% of its total capacity. Paddy fields along the watercourse covering around 120 kilometres in Nakhon Phanom could be affected by possible inundation. From there it took four to five hours on foot to get to the flood-ravaged village, home to about 330 people.

Source: Bangkok Post July 26, 2018 23:03 UTC