Moei River Overflows, Prompting Border Market Vendors in Mae Sot to Move Goods

Moei River overflows, prompting border market vendors in Mae Sot to move goods

Continuous heavy rain caused the Moei River in Mae Sot district of Tak province to overflow on Friday morning, forcing vendors at Rim Moei market to move their goods to higher ground.

Heavy rain triggers flash floods in Mae Sot as Moei River overflows

TAK — 21 August 2026, Torrential rain throughout the night triggered sudden flash floods in Mae Sot, inundating the city’s major commercial areas and forcing residents and traders to scramble to move their belongings to higher ground. At about 04:00 on 21 August, heavy rain that had continued through the night caused a huge volume of runoff to surge from waterways in the Mae Sot area, flooding communities across Mae Sot Municipality. Many reside…