Mudslide Buries Home, Five Injured After Flash Floods
A mudslide triggered by heavy rains collapsed onto homes in Mae Hong Son province's Sop Moei District on August 20, injuring five people who were treated and transported to hospital.
On August 20, personnel from Mobile Development Unit 36 under the Office of Territorial Development Region 3 deployed a rapid disaster-relief team of six officers and one inspection vehicle, working alongside Mae Katwan Subdistrict Administration to search for and assist flood and mudslide victims in Sop Moei District, Mae Hong Son province.
Heavy and continuous rainfall triggered flash floods and soil slides, causing a mudslide to collapse onto residential structures in Ban Khon Phueng, Moo 5, Mae Katwan Subdistrict, Sop Moei District, Mae Hong Son. Initial assessments found five people with injuries.
Officers provided emergency first aid to the injured and transported them to Sop Moei Hospital for further medical treatment.
