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Chiang Rai flood alert after Mae Sai River reaches bridge underside
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The Chiang Rai Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office issued an emergency mobile alert at about 9.04am on Monday (September 7), warning residents in at-risk areas after heavy rain upstream caused the Mae Sai River to rise steadily near Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge No 1.
Key facts
- Residents in low-lying riverside areas of Wiang Phang Kham, Mae Sai and Ko Chang subdistricts in Mae Sai district were urged to closely monitor the risk of the river overflowing its banks.
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Summary
Residents in low-lying riverside areas of Wiang Phang Kham, Mae Sai and Ko Chang subdistricts in Mae Sai district were urged to closely monitor the risk of the river overflowing its banks.
The provincial disaster office advised people to move belongings to higher ground, take particular care of vulnerable residents, including elderly people and bedridden patients, and closely follow official local warnings.