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Thu, 11/06/2025 - 11:29
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Central Thailand Floods Worsen as Chao Phraya Boosts Discharge

ANG THONG, Nov 6 (TNA) - Several provinces in central Thailand are experiencing severe flooding after the Chao Phraya Dam increased its water discharge to 2,700 cubic metres per second.

The move, necessitated by heavy prior rainfall in the Ping, Wang, Yom, and Nan river basins, triggered rapid overflow. The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is attempting to hold the release rate at 2,700 cms to limit impact on lower areas, according to Thanet Somboon, Director of the RID's Bureau of Water Management and Hydrology.

The RID is also implementing a strategy to manage water ahead of Tropical Storm "Kalmaegi," which is forecast to bring heavy rain across Thailand. This involves diverting the maximum possible flow into upstream irrigation canals to prevent wider bank overflows.

In Ang Thong, anti-flood dikes in Pa Mok district collapsed this morning, quickly inundating over 500 homes. Residents were forced to move belongings onto roads as water levels rose quickly. Military units from Lopburi rescued a 98-year-old and a 96-year-old woman and helped evacuate property. Officials expect water levels to exceed two metres.

In Uthai Thani, approximately 100 people from an ethnic minority village have been cut off since November 4 after flash floods destroyed the road over the Esa Weir and a river bridge. Relief has been difficult, requiring officials to use ropes to deliver food. Provincial Governor announced a temporary Bailey bridge would be installed within four to five days to restore access.

The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) warned that Typhoon Kalmaegi, with central winds of 150 km/h, is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam before weakening and entering Ubon Ratchathani province.

The storm will bring heavy to very heavy rainfall to 64 provinces across Thailand between November 7 and 9. The TMD named nine provinces at high risk of flash floods and runoffs with rainfall over 90 mm/day, including Ubon Ratchathani, Buriram, and Nakhon Ratchasima. -819 (TNA)

 

 

 

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