Champa Boonharn, 50, a farmer at Yang Thalae village in Khan Dong district, Buri Ram, paddles a boat laden with rice over his flooded fields, carrying rice he has been forced to harvest prematurely. In Khan Dong district more than 2000 rai of cropland has been flooded. Farmers from the four villages - Yang Thalae, Muang Thalae, Ngiew and Khaen Thalae - on Monday used boats as they rushed to harvest their grain in fields covered by more than a metre of water. Champa Boonharn, 50, of Yang Thalae village, said six of his 12 rai of paddy fields were deep in water. Mr Champa said he hoped government agencies would urgently survey the flooded farmland in Khan Dong district, and other areas, and provide assisance to those affected.

Source: Bangkok Post October 23, 2017 06:06 UTC