Receding Mekong exposes ‘Buddha footprints’
Tourists flock to worship at Nakhon Phanom site where rocks are now visible above water
NAKHON PHANOM: Local residents and tourists have been paying homage to a rock formation said to contain footprints of the Lord Buddha, now visible above the water in the middle of the Mekong River, which has dropped to just one metre deep.
According to reports, the falling water level in the Mekong in Tha Uthen district of Nakhon Phanom is due to outflow restrictions from Chinese dams upstream and lower-than-average rainfall this year. Levels…
