NAKHON PHANOM, Thailand – Water levels in the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom have begun to recede by about 10 centimeters a day to 11.20 meters, roughly 80 centimeters below the warning threshold. However, authorities remain on alert for potential heavy rainfall that could trigger a fresh rise in river levels.
Overflowing main tributaries have flooded more than 60,000 rai (9,600 hectares) of farmland across the province. The hardest-hit areas lie along the Un and Songkhram rivers, where over 30,000 rai of rice fields are submerged. Local irrigation officials have installed additional water pumps and diversion units along key drainage points to accelerate flow into the Mekong and protect the provincial municipality from urban flooding. (TNA)
