The volunteers joined with provincial irrigation workers to build a temporary barrier of sandbags and Eucalyptus tree trunks to prevent flood torrents from further eroding the road. He added that 3,500 rai (560 hectares) of farmland in Bung Niam had so far been damaged by floods. The province had requested that relevant government agencies provide materials to rebuild the road. The provincial water management committee also decided on Saturday evening to lower the rate of water release from the Ubolrat Dam to 38 million cubic metres per day on Sunday afternoon. The lower rate would prevent the Lam Nam Pong from overflowing further and therefore allow time for officials to repair the Bung Niam road and flood barriers.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 29, 2017 07:52 UTC