Yotsanan visits Pua, Nan to restore flood-hit areas

Khaosod•Politics•4d ago

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Deputy Prime Minister Yotsanan Wongsawat visited Pua District, Nan Province on August 22, 2026 to monitor flood recovery and bridge construction.

•Yotsanan Wongsawat visited Pua District, Nan Province on August 22, 2026.
•A temporary bearing bridge at Ban Mon has been completed, restoring access for residents cut off for 4 days.
•Another temporary bridge is under construction and is expected to be finished by the evening of August 23.
•Relief bags, consumer goods, and medicine were distributed to flood victims.

Overview

•On August 22, 2026, at 14:00, Yotsanan Wongsawat visited Pua District, Nan Province.
•A bearing bridge (temporary steel bridge) at the connection point of Ban Mon, Pua District, is now complete and open for public use.
•Residents near the Ban Mon connection point were cut off from the main transport route for 4 days before the bridge was completed.
•Yotsanan Wongsawat, the President of the Provincial Administrative Organization of Nan, and a working team inspected another temporary bridge construction site nearby.
•At the second site, residents had been cut off for 3-4 days and had to climb logs and hold onto sling cables to receive relief supplies.
•The second temporary bridge is expected to be completed and open for use on the evening of August 23.
•Yotsanan Wongsawat thanked the Ministry of Transport and its agencies for their rapid and precise coordination in solving the victims' problems.
•Yotsanan Wongsawat, the Provincial Administrative Organization of Nan, and the Ministry of Public Health provided survival bags, consumer goods, and medicine to flood victims.

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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 Prevention and Resolution of Floods and Droughts in the Northern Region.

Organization

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation(กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม)ℹ️

The ministry headed by Yotsanan Wongsawat.

Committee for Prevention and Resolution of Floods and Droughts in the Northern Region(คณะกรรมการป้องกันและแก้ไขปัญหาอุทกภัยและภัยแล้งในพื้นที่ภาคเหนือ)

The committee chaired by Yotsanan Wongsawat.

Provincial Administrative Organization of Nan(อบจ.น่าน)

An organization that assisted in the recovery and distribution of relief goods in Nan.

Ministry of Transport(กระทรวงคมนาคม)ℹ️

The ministry thanked by Yotsanan Wongsawat for coordinating the rapid construction of bridges.

Ministry of Public Health(กระทรวงสาธารณสุข)

The ministry that collaborated in providing medicine and relief goods to flood victims.

Place

Pua District(อ.ปัว)ℹ️

A district in Nan Province where flood recovery efforts took place.

Nan Province(จ.น่าน)ℹ️

The province where Yotsanan Wongsawat stayed for four days to manage flood recovery.

Ban Mon(บ้านมอญ)

A village in Pua District where a temporary bearing bridge was constructed.