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Flooding Crisis in Narathiwat: Marine Special Forces, Fiber Boats, and Mobile Field Kitchen Aids in Relief Efforts

Narathiwat: Many areas are still flooded at high levels. All agencies were mobilized to help. Marine Special Forces, trucks, fiber boats help move things. A mobile field kitchen truck making 300 boxed lunches per meal has found two of the four bodies. Villagers say their boat capsized while evacuating from the water. While Namkolok It began to overflow the banks, flooding roads, schools, and in Muno Market. There was fear of a repeat of the collapse of the water barrier. Heavy flooding like in 2021

On December 26, 2023, reporters reported that the amount of water flowing into the Lamphu Subdistrict, Mueang District, Narathiwat Province remained stable and at a high level. This causes houses, shops, cars, motorcycles, and temples to still have high levels of flooding. By the Marine Corps Special Unit, Chulabhorn Camp, brought a large truck. 7 small fiber boats to help move things to people in the area Complete with mobile field kitchen vehicle Cooking equipment Make 300 lunch boxes per meal and distribute them to help the people to alleviate their suffering initially.

Ms. Suchira Khaonuan, 58 years old, a villager in the area, said that the water started coming in at 6:00 a.m. She got up to look at 6:10 a.m. and when she opened the door, the water started flowing into the house immediately. and the water came very quickly Call the rescue team to help lift things. But I couldn’t lift it in time. In addition, at that moment, someone fell into the water and floated to the house. Rescuers went to help. And after that it was time to leave the house. The water started to flood so high that you couldn’t leave your house anymore. due to high flood water and rapids Rescue workers helped to evacuate. That moment didn’t bring anything out. He only had a set of pajamas with him and a cell phone. And at that time the water in the house was completely flooded. Everything in the house disappeared and floated away with the water. There’s nothing left. He has lived here since he was born until he was 58 years old and has never encountered a flood of this size. This is the first time in my life. Previously, it was affected every year by floods but it was not this severe. Now there’s nothing left. Everything was gone in the blink of an eye.

On the Kolok River side that flows through Muno Market, Village No. 1, Muno Subdistrict, Su-ngai Kolok District to drain into the sea in the area of ​​Tak Bai District, there is a volume of water overflowing the water barrier that was built to replace the original water barrier. which was damaged by the turbulent waters on December 20, 2021 until water overflowed and flooded Muno Market. which has a beautiful appearance similar to a waterfall Water flowed into the Muno Market area. That created fear for Muno residents that there would be heavy flooding again for the third time, just over 4 months after the fireworks warehouse explosion, and officials from the relevant agencies were still unable to build houses for the residents of Mu No Market. No, it’s finished.

From the amount of water in the Kolok River This time the river bank was in a state of overflowing. Mr. Chalermchai Trinarin, Director of Irrigation Office No. 17, solved the problem by bringing in soil to fill. Ready to place the Big Bag as a soil barrier at the area of ​​the bridge leading to the flood gate. which has a distance of approximately 200 meters on each side on 2 sides, which needs to be placed around the bridge. Therefore it was necessary to close the Muno-Tak Bai road route. Temporarily along the Kolok River. To prevent water in the Golok River from flowing in and flooding the market area. That will cause damage to the economy where villagers have not yet recovered from the fireworks warehouse explosion. and from the amount of water overflowing the water barrier this time A certain amount of water flooded the streets of Muno Market. But not very high, all types of vehicles can still travel. And there was also Ban Muno School which was flooded. An emergency closure of teaching and learning must be announced.

In addition, the consequences of the Kolok River overflowing its banks this time. Still flowing into the area of ​​Rantu Panyang, Kelantan State, Malaysia. It is on the opposite side of the Su-ngai Kolok border checkpoint. Which today is Rantupanyang, Kelantan State, Malaysia. There is a high amount of flooding. Until Malaysian officials had to announce a temporary closure of travel in and out at the border checkpoint. Until the flood situation is resolved and returns to normal.

As for the case of Sanae villagers, Village No. 1, Rieng Subdistrict, Rue So District, 4 people disappeared in the current yesterday. While riding a boat to evacuate from the area and a shipwreck occurred Most recently, officials have found two bodies: Mrs. Khatiyao Jae Lae, age 89 years, and Mrs. Aiso Jae Bosu, age 63 years, in the area of ​​Village No. 4, Balo Subdistrict, Raman District, Yala Province, as for Mr. Nasuhar Mayi, age 8, and Mr. Muhammad Nabas Mayi, age 2, have not been found.

2023-12-26 09:31:27
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