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Rescuers help H’mong children stranded in hilltop school

21 Sept 03:09 Key points summarised by AI

Ruamkatanyu Foundation volunteers mounted a rescue operation for over 100 H'mong students and teachers isolated by flash floods and mudslides at a hilltop school in Chiang Rai.
Volunteers delivered critical aid, including food, drinking water, survival kits, and substantial financial assistance directly to students, teachers, and the school.
The stranded community faced severe deprivation, lacking electricity, running water, and mobile service, prompting a local hotel to support the relief efforts for volunteers.
Widespread flooding also impacted other northern provinces, with the Salween and Mekong rivers overflowing in Mae Hong Son and Nong Khai, submerging villages and roads.

Yesterday 14:58 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's government will launch the "Chainat-Pasak-Gulf" water diversion canal project in fiscal year 2027, a seven-year mega-infrastructure initiative.
This permanent structural solution aims to mitigate recurrent central plains flooding by diverting water from the Chao Phraya River directly into the Gulf of Thailand, significantly reducing flow to major cities like Ayutthaya and Bangkok.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul justifies the long-term investment as a means to reduce future damages and fiscal burdens, contrasting it with the 40-50 billion baht spent annually on short-term flood relief.
Concurrently, the Prime Minister instructed officials to expand drainage capacity into the Tha Chin River and swiftly remove water hyacinths to improve immediate flood management.