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Nan, Phayao and Lamphun told to brace for flash floods
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BANGKOK — 19 August 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Yodchanan Wongsawat has ordered Nan, Phayao and Lamphun provinces to urgently prepare for flooding and flash floods, including 24-hour Cell Broadcast alerts and a standby KA-32 helicopter.
Key facts
- BANGKOK — 19 August 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Yodchanan Wongsawat has ordered Nan, Phayao and Lamphun provinces to urgently prepare for flooding and flash floods, including 24-hour Cell Broadcast alerts and a standby KA-32 helicopter.
- Yodchanan, who is also Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Minister and chair of the northern regional flood and drought prevention committee, signed an urgent order to the three provincial governors on Tuesday.
- 275/2026, which established five regional flood and drought prevention committees to speed relief efforts.
- The order follows a Meteorological Department forecast warning of thunderstorms, isolated heavy rain and strong winds in August, which could cause flash floods, forest runoff and rivers to overflow.
Summary
Yodchanan, who is also Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Minister and chair of the northern regional flood and drought prevention committee, signed an urgent order to the three provincial governors on Tuesday.
The order follows a Meteorological Department forecast warning of thunderstorms, isolated heavy rain and strong winds in August, which could cause flash floods, forest runoff and rivers to overflow.