Vehicles parked at the Hop Inn hotel in Muang district of Sakon Nakhon are submerged after floods hit the province on Thursday. The water level continued to rise in Muang and other districts of the northeastern province, cutting off several villages from the outside world. Airports Department director-general Darun Saengchai said the water level on the runway was about 40 centimetres high, and deemed too dangerous for aircraft. Sakon Nakhon governor Witthaya Chanchalong called the flooding in the province the worst in 20 years, and said the crisis was exacerbated by runoff from Phupan mountain. Flood and rain in Muang district of Sakon Nakhon.

Source: Bangkok Post July 28, 2017 09:57 UTC