Phang Nga Deploys Full Resources to Combat Flooding Across Multiple Areas

Phang Nga –

Phang Nga is mobilizing all available resources to assist residents hit by widespread flooding after intense rainfall, with the provincial governor directing a fully coordinated relief effort.

Governor Phairat Phetchuan has ordered every relevant agency to closely track the situation and deliver aid without delay. He assigned Deputy Governor Buncha Thanuin to lead on-the-ground monitoring and coordination with local officials and communities affected by the rising water.

The heaviest impacts struck on the evening of 18 September 2026. Around 7:30 p.m., prolonged downpours combined with runoff from Kapong district caused the Takua Pa canal to overflow in Khok Khian subdistrict of Takua Pa district. Floodwater entered homes and agricultural plots in villages 1, 2 and 7. Many residents moved belongings to upper floors and remained on the second storey of their houses, while roughly 60 people took temporary shelter at Ban Bang Krak Nok Mosque. Khok Khian Subdistrict Administrative Organization chief Suthep Thongthawan arranged food and drinking water for those displaced.

Early the next morning, local authorities requested rubber boats to help evacuate people and essential belongings. By 6:20 a.m. on 19 September, the Phang Nga Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office had deployed motorized rubber boats to the area. Flooding also affected parts of Bang Sai subdistrict (villages 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7), Tam Tua subdistrict (villages 1, 3, 5 and 6), and additional sections of Khok Khian (villages 1 and 5). Officials described the rainfall as the most intense in 11 years.

Main highways remained open to traffic, though some secondary roads linking villages were disrupted. Two open-hull rescue boats were also sent to support operations. Provincial authorities continue to work closely with district offices, local administrative organizations, community leaders and other agencies to ensure timely assistance.

While conditions in Kapong and Khura Buri districts have largely returned to normal, officials are maintaining close surveillance across the province so that help can be deployed quickly if further heavy rain occurs.