Flooding crisis in Sukhothai and Phrae provinces as river levels rise, emergency warnings issued
Severe flooding in Sukhothai and Phrae prompts emergency warnings. Citizens urged to evacuate as floodwaters surge, with up to 3-metre levels reported.
Flooding in Sukhothai and Phrae provinces has reached crisis levels, prompting the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) and provincial authorities to issue a maximum-level emergency warning. On the morning of July 26, floodwaters from the Yom River rapidly inundated Sukhothai city and surrounding areas, with water levels rising above the riverbanks and flooding homes.
According to the DDPM, floodwaters started overflowing in Sukhothai’s Muang District (Pakkhaew, Yang Sai, Pak Phra, and Thani subdistricts) and Si Samrong District (Wang Yai and Wang Thong subdistricts), with levels continuing to rise. Citizens have been advised to move valuables to higher ground, relocate vehicles to safe areas, and evacuate to designated shelters if necessary. Vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and bedridden patients, should be moved to safe locations, and residents are urged to follow the guidance of authorities.
Meanwhile, in Phrae Province, the DDPM reported that the Yom River in Wang Chin District has also overflowed, with water levels expected to rise further. This will affect areas along the river, including Mae Keng, Mae Paak, Wang Chin, and Napoon subdistricts. Residents are urged to move belongings to higher ground, evacuate to shelters if needed, and relocate vulnerable groups to safer locations.
The DDPM, in collaboration with mobile network providers AIS, True, and NT, has sent emergency alerts regarding the overflow of the Yom River in Si Samrong and Muang Districts in Sukhothai, as well as Wang Chin District in Phrae.
For assistance, citizens can contact the DDPM via Line ID @1784DDPM or call the 1784 hotline, available 24 hours a day.
On July 25, Phrae Governor Somchai Lertprasittipan and his team distributed food, drinking water, and relief packages to affected residents in the Ban Mai Sawan Niwet community in Thung Kwaw subdistrict, Phrae. Over 285 households in the community have been affected by the flooding, with water levels reaching 2-3 metres. The water levels in the economic zone of the province are expected to begin receding from the evening of July 26.
