Floodwater draining in Sakon Nakhon to take 10 days

BANGKOK: Even in the absence of more rain, it will take at least 10 days for floodwaters to drain from the heavily inundated Sakon Nakhon province into the Mekong River through the neighbouring province of Nakhon Phanom. Authorities estimated that the drainage would take about 11 days before the flood situation returned to normal, the National News Bureau of Thailand reported yesterday.

However, that estimate was based on the condition there would not be more rain, which would result in increased floodwaters affecting the province from upriver areas, the report said.