Flooding Traps 500 Villagers in Sa Kaeo for Five Days

The Ban Kaeng Subdistrict Administration Organization, under President Pairot Thiangtham, has brought fresh food, dry food, and drinking water to the affected villagers, who have helped divide pork, chicken, eggs, and distribute drinking water. Pairot said Tambon Ban Kaeng contains sixteen communities, eight villages have been impacted, with four villages suffering severe effects, notably Moo 6 Ban Rong Lueay and Moo 7 Ban Huay, both situated along Pra Phong Canal where flood depths reach up to five meters and strong currents prevent travel. Over the past five days, the subdistrict office has set up a kitchen to prepare meals and boxed lunches for more than 1,300 households, nearly 3,000 people, using flat‑bottomed and long‑tail boats to transport food and necessities. During relief operations, a boat propeller struck debris in the swift current of Pra Phong Canal, damaging the vessel and preventing an immediate return; Pairot coordinated with the Sa Kaeo jet‑ski team to support the transport of supplies and evacuation of residents. Each household in Ban Huay Moo 7 will receive one kilogram of pork and four eggs, while the jet‑ski team will gradually ferry fresh and dry food and villagers, making about four to five trips from in front of the duck farm because the current remains strong and land routes are impassable. Across Sa Kaeo province, flooding has affected 11,997 households, over 900 people are staying in shelters in three districts, and six deaths have been reported. Water levels are gradually receding. In the heavily affected districts of Aranyaprathet, Khao Chakan, and Mueang Sa Kaeo, relevant agencies continue assistance. At the Kong Phra Satung reservoir, water discharge has been reduced to eight million cubic meters per day; if no additional inflow occurs, the gates may be closed later this afternoon.