Yom river water level plummets
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* Published: 10/01/2011 at 03:55 PM
* Online news: Local News
Phichit – Farmers in Pho Prathap Chang district face a severe water shortage as the level of the Yom River has fallen rapidly in the last week.
The situation surprised villager Swat Silapachai, who said a section of the river in Ban Wang Tepo brimmed with with water at the two-metre level during the New Year holiday.
It had since dropped so low that farm vehicles and motorcycles can run across it.
The sharp decrease is affecting farmers in his neighbourhood who have ben planting rice for 20 days and need water to flood their fields, Mr Swat said.
Ban Wang Tepo is among areas in the North which encounter frequent drought and flooding. The village was hit by flood late last year and things returned to normal only last month, Mr Swat said.
