Health facilities are operating 24 hours a day to respond to a\npotential surge in patients.<\/p>\n
Heavy rain caused flash floods in northern Thailand, damaging\ninfrastructure in Mae Hong Son province and forcing emergency response\nefforts along the border with Chiang Rai province.<\/p>\n
In Mae Hong Son province, rainfall of 76.2 millimetres was recorded,\ncausing fast-flowing water to inundate the provincial capital and\nseveral surrounding villages, with at least 20 houses submerged,\naccording to a report by the Thai news agency TNA on Monday.<\/p>\n
The force of the water also caused half of a ring road to collapse in\na landslide and swept away several pieces of heavy machinery. The local\ngovernment has temporarily closed access to the damaged road, given that\nmeteorological officials have warned of potential continued rain from\nTuesday (8\/9) to Sunday (13\/9).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in Chiang Rai, further east, the Thai Disaster Prevention\nand Mitigation Department issued an emergency alert via a cell broadcast\nat 09.04 local time after water levels in the Sai River rose.<\/p>\n
At the Thai-Myanmar Border Friendship Bridge, fast-flowing water\ncarried various debris until it nearly touched the bridge deck. Local\nofficials urged residents in low-lying areas to move their valuables to\nhigher ground.<\/p>\n
Officers from the local government and military personnel were\ndeployed to reinforce river embankments using large sandbags, after\nfloodwater breached a levee undergoing demolition near the business\ndistrict.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Nepal\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said around 590\nforeign nationals were reported missing following the natural\ndisaster.<\/p>\n
Nepal has asked Meta and TikTok to remove AI-generated content in the\nform of images and videos, fake donation QR codes and misleading posts\nfollowing the flash flood disaster.<\/p>\n
The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Nepal reached 623\npeople on Saturday (29\/8). Search and evacuation efforts are under way\nto recover the victims\u2019 bodies.<\/p>\n
The collapse of a Nepalese glacier triggered flash floods along the\nChina-Nepal border (28\/8\/2026), with 480 dead and 1,281 missing after a\nglacial lake overflowed.<\/p>\n
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited areas affected by the flash floods\nin Gyirong County, Shigatse, Tibet, on Thursday (27\/8).<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/thailand-struck-by-flash-floods-1788785423", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }