Many houses in Muang district of Trang are still submerged, with water reaching the rooftops after two sections of embankment along the Trang River collapsed on Sunday. (Photo by Methee Muangkaew)Flooding persisted in many communities in two districts of Trang and Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Pak Phanang district, with some villages cut off from the outside world. In Trang, a total of 1,487 households at Village Moo 4 and Village Moo 6 in tambon Bang Rak of Muang district were submerged after two sections of embankment along the Trang River collapsed on Sunday. Suranong Kimchiang, kamnan (subdistrict chief) of tambon Bang Rak, said the two villages were already half-flooded before the river embankment collapsed. (Photo by Methee Muangkaew)In Nakhon Si Thammarat, several communities in Pak Phanang district remained inundated and water drainage was slow as weeds blocked waterways.

Source: Bangkok Post December 05, 2017 08:03 UTC