Loei residents warned of Mekong overflowing as water levels rise
People asked to move with their belongings to higher ground
The chief of a district in the northeastern province of Loei issued an urgent warning on Thursday morning of the Mekong River possibly overflowing.
Yossawat Patcharasaksakul, chief of Pak Chom district, announced on the district office’s Facebook page that the water level in the Mekong was rising fast and the river could burst its banks soon.
The district chief asked people living along the river bank in his district to move their belongings, especially electric appliances, to higher ground urgently.
He said several days of torrential rains and flood waters from Chiang Rai province would contribute to the possible overflowing of the Mekong.
Torrential rains in Myanmar and Chiang Rai have caused the Sai River to burst its banks and flood the border town of Mae Sai district. The Sai River runs into the Ruak River, which runs into the Mekong.
