The 165-kilometre road stretching from Kengtung to Tachilek, opposite Maesai, has been damaged after rain and floods destroyed a bridge and eroded parts of the road on August 31, according to travellers coming from Shan State's eastern capital.
The 165-kilometre road stretching from Kengtung to Tachilek, opposite Maesai, has been damaged after rain and floods destroyed a bridge and eroded parts of the road on August 31, according to travellers coming from Shan State's eastern capital.
As a result, vehicles coming from Kengtung have to off load passengers at the Yangkha Bridge, 31 kilometres away, where they wade across the Kha, to the minibus stranded between Yangkha and Mongpyak, 51 km further south. At Loi Hpa Sakieng, about five kilometres north of Mongpyak, several road bends have been eaten up by the roaring Pak River. Passengers again have to cross the now subsiding stream to board buses coming from Tachilek.
Another option, if one is in a hurry, is to hire a motorcycle taxi, by paying Kyat 10,000 (US $8 or 300 baht), said a source.
Back in Kengtung, the September 1to 3 incessant rains led the Nam Larb to inundate Wan Nawng Kham, southeast of the city, including the village temple. "Authorities have visited the village and told the flood victims nobody could help them but themselves," said another source. "With a government like that, who needs a government?"
As a result, vehicles coming from Kengtung have to off load passengers at the Yangkha Bridge, 31 kilometres away, where they wade across the Kha, to the minibus stranded between Yangkha and Mongpyak, 51 km further south. At Loi Hpa Sakieng, about five kilometres north of Mongpyak, several road bends have been eaten up by the roaring Pak River. Passengers again have to cross the now subsiding stream to board buses coming from Tachilek.
Another option, if one is in a hurry, is to hire a motorcycle taxi, by paying Kyat 10,000 (US $8 or 300 baht), said a source.
Back in Kengtung, the September 1to 3 incessant rains led the Nam Larb to inundate Wan Nawng Kham, southeast of the city, including the village temple. "Authorities have visited the village and told the flood victims nobody could help them but themselves," said another source. "With a government like that, who needs a government?"
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