The Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation deployed aircraft from April 4 to 14 to induce rain in Tak, so more water can be added to the Bhumibol Dam.
This week's exodus of thousands of people fleeing for their lives from Myanmar's Karen State into Thailand's Mae Sot district in Tak was not unexpected.
The influence of the Dianmu storm hitting the country has heightened fears that the mega-flooding that struck the Chao Phraya River basin 10 years ago will repeat itself. That disaster caused damage of over 100 billion baht.
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