Loss of water retention areas worsens flood situation in Ubon Ratchathani
Flooded street during Thailand floods. Photo: EU/ECHO/Mathias Eick.
The loss of natural water retention areas, through a lack of proper urban planning, is being blamed for the unusually serious flooding in the north-eastern province of Ubon Ratchathani this year.
In Nong Kin Phen sub-district, one of the 16 sub-districts in Warin Chamrap district, all four villages have been under 2 to 4 meters of water for a month.
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By Thai PBS World
