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Yotsanan monitors flood recovery in Nan province

Yotsanan monitors flood recovery in Nan province

Thairath•Politics•38m ago

Reader Briefing

Deputy Prime Minister Yotsanan Wongsawat visited Nan province to monitor flood and landslide recovery efforts.

  • •Yotsanan Wongsawat visited Nan province on August 26, 2026.
  • •Recovery progress reached over 70% in Heua Village and over 80% in Fai Village.
  • •New high-floor house designs and budget allocations were provided to victims whose homes were swept away.
  • •A Fix it Center was established in Rong Village to repair electrical appliances and motorcycles.

Overview

  • •On August 26, 2026, Yotsanan Wongsawat led high-level executives to Nan province for the second day of monitoring flood and landslide recovery.
  • •Yotsanan Wongsawat visited Heua Village to inspect recovery progress, which has exceeded 70%.
  • •Yotsanan Wongsawat met with Ta Jai Ummee, a 78-year-old resident, to provide encouragement.
  • •Yotsanan Wongsawat and the Governor of Nan provided 3D models of high-floor houses to Pa Kalong, whose home was swept away by water.
  • •Yotsanan Wongsawat confirmed that budgets from the province and the Office of the Prime Minister will be allocated to build new houses.
  • •Yotsanan Wongsawat ordered provincial and local authorities to clear debris and logs from waterways and repair connecting roads.
  • •Yotsanan Wongsawat visited Fai Village, where area clearing is over 80% complete, to plan long-term prevention with community leaders.
  • •The Fix it Center in Rong Village, Woranakhorn Subdistrict, Pua District, is a collaboration between Uttaradit Technical College and the Department of Skill Development.

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Key Entities

Person

Yotsanan Wongsawat(ยศชนัน วงศ์สวัสดิ์)
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, and Chairman of the Committee for the Prevention and Resolution of Flood and Drought Problems in the Northern Region.
Ta Jai Ummee(ตาจาย อุ่มมี)
A 78-year-old resident of Nan who appeared in a clip sweeping mud.
Pa Kalong(ป้ากาหลง)
A victim whose house was completely swept away by water.

Place

Nan(น่าน)
The province where flood and landslide recovery efforts were monitored.
Heua Village(หมู่บ้านเฮี้ย)
A village in Nan where recovery progress has reached over 70%.
Kun River(แม่น้ำกูน)
The river crossed by a bridge where Yotsanan Wongsawat visited a victim.
Fai Village(หมู่บ้านฝาย)
A village where area clearing has progressed over 80%.
Rong Village(หมู่บ้านร้อง)ℹ️
A village in Woranakhorn Subdistrict, Pua District, where a Fix it Center is located.

Organization

Office of the Prime Minister(สำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี)
An agency providing budget for the construction of new houses for victims.
Uttaradit Technical College(วิทยาลัยเทคนิคอุตรดิตถ์)
An institution collaborating to operate the Fix it Center to repair electrical appliances and motorcycles.
Department of Skill Development(กรมพัฒนาฝีมือแรงงาน)ℹ️
A department collaborating to operate the Fix it Center to repair electrical appliances and motorcycles.