Communities on the Yom and Nan riverbanks in Phrae and Nan were told to brace for floods as water levels in the two main northern rivers rose rapidly due to torrential rain yesterday. As heavy downpours continued, water in the rivers spilt onto banks in Muang district in Phrae and Wiang Sa district in Nan, he said. In Sukhothai province, a disaster mitigation and prevention office issued a warning about a huge volume of water running off from Phrae and Nan provinces. Sri Satchanalai is expected to be the first district to be affected by the flood as it borders Phrae, according to the office. Yesterday afternoon, flash floods were reported in Sawankhalok district of Sukhothai.

Source: Bangkok Post August 22, 2020 23:37 UTC