Getting Ready for Heavy Rain Leading to Flooding in Isan Region

In the atmosphere of rain in the Isan fields, you can hear the sound of frogs and toads croaking 🌧🌾🐸🐍, with the cool and refreshing scent of earth and grass in the air, which is the most refreshing experience 🏡. Let me tell you, this kind of natural atmosphere is hard to find anywhere else.

Whenever it rains heavily, it makes us anxious, fearing that the water will overflow into the house. Especially now that it's the rainy season, we need to be prepared. Today, Muang Thai Life Assurance invites you to check which months this rainy season in our Isan region are at risk of being hit by torrential rain and how to prepare for the dangers of the rainy season. Let’s take a look together.

As we enter the rainy season, we need to be prepared. The Meteorological Department has already announced that Thailand entered the rainy season in 2023 from 22 May 2023.

However, this year the total rainfall throughout the season will be less than last year. It is expected that from mid-June to mid-July, there will be a dry spell, while August to September will be the period of the heaviest rainfall. There is a high chance of 1-2 tropical cyclones passing through the northern and northeastern regions, causing heavy to very heavy rain in many areas, and resulting in flash floods, forest runoff, and river overflows.

(This information may be subject to change.)

Source : Meteorological Department 

Besides preparing for heavy rain, there are many other things to watch out for that often come with rain, such as dengue fever, influenza, accidents, electrical hazards from shocks or electrocution, venomous animals, and lightning from thunderstorms. Be careful, everyone. We are very concerned about you.

But what we have to be especially careful about during the rainy season in our Isan region is picking and eating wild mushrooms, as there is a risk of encountering poisonous mushrooms. Some types of poisonous mushrooms include:

• Amanita or the stone mushroom

• Yellow slime mushroom

• Chinese hat mushrooms

   
  

Especially the rock puffball, which is classified as containing the most dangerous toxins. Moreover, boiling, frying, or grilling cannot destroy the poison since this type of mushroom can withstand heat.

The most important way to help is to make the patient vomit as much as possible to reduce the absorption of the toxin into the body, then immediately take them to the nearest hospital, along with any leftover mushrooms from the meal to be tested for toxins and mushroom species.

Source:  thairath (data as of 19/05/2022), greennews (data as of  14/06/2017), Ministry of Public Health (data as of 17/05/2018)

It can be seen that when entering the rainy season, besides preparing for thunderstorms, we must also take care of our health, as well as be cautious of various dangers from nature, accidents, venomous animals, and even food.

But even if we take all necessary precautions against the dangers of the rainy season, unexpected events can always occur. Therefore, it is important to be prepared with health insurance. Buying health insurance while we are still healthy ensures full coverage. Health insurance does not cover pre-existing conditions, so if we wait until we are sick to buy it, it may be too late. Therefore, planning ahead gives us more confidence.

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