The districts of Sam Ngam, Pho Prathap Chang, Bueng Narang and Bang Mun Nak are regularly flooded by overflows from the Yom River.
Yom, the main river in the lower North of Thailand, is fed by several basin areas in Sukhothai and Phitsanulok provinces, as well as runoffs from the Phetchabun mountain range.
Meanwhile, the provincial public health office has dispatched staff to spray insecticide at communities in Pho Prathap Chang district as well as get rid of sources where mosquitoes can lay eggs to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
People have also been advised to use mosquito nets and rid their properties of any rainwater trapped in puddles or containers to cut off mosquitoes’ life cycle.
Pho Prathap Chang district has been classified as a high-risk area as it…
