Warning for the southern and lower northern regions: heavy rain, watch out for landslides

The CPOC warns that the southern and lower northern regions will still experience heavy rain and landslides must be monitored. The Royal Irrigation Department has slightly increased the discharge of water from the Chao Phraya Dam. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transport has reported that road repairs are almost 100 percent complete. The Chiang Rai CPOC is preparing to return the area on Oct 28. It emphasizes that the CPOC has not yet stopped ordering the provinces and districts to continue their work. Mr. Jirayu Huangsap, advisor to the Prime Minister and spokesman for the Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide Relief Operations or CPR, revealed that during this period, the weather is still unstable. The Meteorological Department reported that the northern and northeastern regions are starting to have cold weather, preparing to announce the start of winter. As for the southern and central regions, they are still watching out for heavy rain in some areas. It is also predicted that the tropical storm 'Chami' will change direction and move towards the Philippine Islands, but the tail of the storm still has a chance to make landfall in Vietnam on Saturday-Sunday, October 26-27, which may result in heavy rain and strong winds in the areas of Ubon Ratchathani, Amnat Charoen, Mukdahan and Yasothon. The direction of the storm changes all the time, so we must closely monitor the situation. Mr. Jirayu also said that in the South, there are areas at risk of heavy rain with more than 90 mm of rainfall from today (October 23) to Friday, October 25. The highest risk areas are Satun, Mueang Satun District, Chumphon, Tha Sae District, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan District, Phetchaburi and Ranong, Kra Buri District, which must be careful of landslides and flash floods, especially in Ranong, Kra Buri District and Satun, Mueang Satun District. As for the lower North, Tak, Umphang, Mueang Tak, Ban Tak District, Kamphaeng Phet, Khlong Lan District, Nakhon Sawan, Mae Wong, Mae Pin District, Uthai Thani, Ban Rai, Lan Sak Districts, the Department of Mineral Resources has coordinated with volunteer networks to monitor and warn in areas at risk of landslides and flash floods, including measuring the amount of rainfall continuously. Mr. Jirayu also said that from the rain in Nakhon Sawan and Kamphaeng Phet provinces, the amount of water at the C2 water measurement station in Nakhon Sawan province has increased, coupled with the water in the Sakae Krang River basin flowing to the front of the Chao Phraya Dam more. In order to manage water appropriately and in line with the high tide until tomorrow (October 24), the Royal Irrigation Department must gradually increase the water discharge at the end of the Chao Phraya Dam from the rate of 1,498 cubic meters/second this morning at 09.00 to the rate of 1,550 cubic meters/second at 12.00 and maintain the same rate continuously. As a result, the low-lying areas outside the embankment at Khlong Phong Pheng, Ang Thong Province, Khlong Bang Ban, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Tamb on Hua Wiang, Sena District, Tambon Lat Chit, Tambon Tha Din Daeng, Phak Hai District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province (Mae Nam Noi) have water levels that are 10-20 centimeters higher than the current level. 'Officials have gone to the area to inform and warn the affected people downstream. At the same time, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has sent a letter to inform government agencies, business operators along the river and people in 10 provinces: Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Lop Buri, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan, including Bangkok, to closely monitor the rising water levels in the Chao Phraya River from today (October 23) onwards,' said Mr. Jirayu. As for the progress of road repairs that were affected by floods and landslides, the latest transportation network has improved a lot. It has almost completely returned to normal and is ready to facilitate the public. However, there are still some areas that are still being restored to be able to travel safely. 'On Highway 1195, Thet Nai-Wang Mai Khon section, Si Samrong District, Sukhothai Province, the Highways Department has restored and allowed motorcycles to pass through. They are in the process of reinforcing the sides to prevent water from the Ping River from overflowing. As for Highway 4244 km., Betong Subdistrict, Betong District, Yala Province, a temporary steel bridge (Bailey) has been installed. It is expected to open to traffic tomorrow (October 24). As for the solution to the problem of the neck of the King Mangrai the Great Bridge, Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province, travel can be done normally today. And they are in the process of installing a Bailey bridge. On Highway Chor. 016, Mueang Chiang Rai District (bridge over the Kok River), it is expected to be completed on October 28. Meanwhile, on Highway 1322, Mueang Na Subdistrict, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai Province, the Highways Department will discuss with community leaders tomorro w (October 24) to request the use of the people's land to make a detour up to higher ground so that it can be traveled because it is in a water source area. causing the water level to continue to rise,' said Mr. Jira-yu. The Forward Command Center is preparing to hand over the Phase 1 rehabilitation areas to provincial and district agencies to proceed with the next phase of rehabilitation. Mr. Jirayu said that the progress of the rehabilitation of the flooded areas in Mae Sai and Mueang Chiang Rai districts, Phase 1, has been completed. General Nattapol Nakphanit, Deputy Minister of Defense as an advisor and Ms. Thirat Samretwanit, Deputy Minister of Interior as the chairwoman of the Forward Command Center for the Emergency Situation Administration in Chiang Rai Province, visited the area to follow up on the progress of the rehabilitation of Mae Sai and Mueang Chiang Rai districts, and gave supplies and encouragement to the victims. He also urged the relevant agencies to check the compensation money to ensu re that it is widely available. In addition, the meeting discussed the format, location, assignment of duties and preparations in various aspects to hand over the areas that have been restored in Phase 1 to local agencies for restoration in Phase 2. This is after the overall restoration of Mae Sai District in Phase 1 was able to restore 819 target households 100% complete before returning the area on October 28. For the overall restoration of Mueang Chiang Rai District, resolving the problem of flooding in Thawi Rat Community, Chiang Rai Municipality, various agencies have already cleaned 100% of the houses of the people who have notified the government to proceed, which is in accordance with the Prime Minister's order in the Cabinet meeting last Tuesday. Source: Thai News Agency