Evacuation alert for people living downstream of swollen reservoir in Nakhon Ratchasima

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People living downstream of the Lam Chiang Krai reservoir, in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, have been advised to move their valuables to higher ground and to prepare for evacuation in case of sudden flooding.

 

Meanwhile, Royal Irrigation Department Deputy Director-General Thaweesak Thanadechophol denied press reports today (Monday) that the reservoir banks had collapsed, but he admitted that a small section of the earthen embankment under construction, about 15 metres wide, had caved in, allowing water from the swollen reservoir to flow downstream.

 

The reservoir is capable of holding a maximum of 27.7 million cubic metres of water, but upstream runoffs from Theparak and Dan Khun Thod districts have raised the volume to about 41.96 million cubic metres, causing excess water to overflow the spillway.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/evacuation-alert-for-people-living-downstream-of-swollen-reservoir-in-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

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[smedly]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

Meanwhile, Royal Irrigation Department Deputy Director-General Thaweesak Thanadechophol denied press reports today (Monday) that the reservoir banks had collapsed, but he admitted that a small section of the earthen embankment under construction, about 15 metres wide, had caved in, allowing water from the swollen reservoir to flow downstream.

talk about contradiction in one paragraph 

 

too funny 

[JoePai]

Where's Noah when you need him !

[ourmanflint]

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Meanwhile, Royal Irrigation Department Deputy Director-General Thaweesak Thanadechophol denied press reports today (Monday) that the reservoir banks had collapsed

ahem...

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiPressCo/status/1442325122317111298?s=20

[TooBigToFit]

Is this water going to cut off the route 2 highway or the lower route 24 to Surin? Anyone live in Korat and have insight on this? Is this the same water flooding Chaiyaphum or will that water go another way?

[Enoon]

It looks like a coffer dam, which was protecting a spillway (that was under maintenance/construction/reconstruction?) was overtopped and collapsed due to the rapid water level increase.

 

Half the spillway works seem to have been carried away and the waterflow is now further eroding the edges of the works and increasing the width of the gap.

 

There appears to be nothing to stop the entire reservoir draining into the surrounding area.

 

Other than that everything is OK.

 

Why was such work not finished long before the commencement of the rainy season?

 

It's allright.....no need to try and answer that question.

 

 

[mfd101]

Incompetence + corruption make a mighty force.

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

The reservoir is capable of holding a maximum of 27.7 million cubic metres of water, but upstream runoffs from Theparak and Dan Khun Thod districts have raised the volume to about 41.96 million cubic metres, causing excess water to overflow the spillway.

Just a tad over then?