Deputy PM Diverts to Nan Province to Lead Flood Relief Effort
Deputy PM Yuthasak Sasiprapa is heading to flood-stricken Pua District in Nan Province after the Prime Minister's urgent directive, arriving this afternoon to oversee rescue operations and coordinate relief efforts with local authorities.
Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa has changed plans and is flying directly from Surat Thani to Nan Province to oversee flood relief operations following an urgent directive from Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin issued from Canberra, Australia. Yuthasak, who oversees the northern region and chairs the committee for flood and drought management in the north, will depart Surat Thani International Airport at 1:30 p.m. and is expected to arrive in Nan around 3:00 p.m. to assess the situation in Pua District, which has been declared a disaster zone.
Conditions in Pua District remain tense following severe cumulative rainfall and forest stream flooding that has inundated homes and cut off multiple roads. Authorities are urgently evacuating vulnerable residents to safe shelters. The Deputy PM will coordinate with the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation in Nan Province on rescue and relief operations, and has instructed the provincial Social Development and Human Security Office to assist vulnerable groups in the affected areas.
The Department of Irrigation has been mobilized to provide assistance, including deploying one 24-inch water pump in Muang Nan District and eleven 8-inch pumps in Wiang Sa District. Heavy equipment including seven dump trucks and backhoes have been mobilized to clear waterway obstructions and bridge approaches. The Deputy PM will work closely with provincial authorities and local agencies to monitor the situation and prepare protective measures.
