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Thousands of people in Sapphaya district of Thailand’s Chai Nat province have been taking temporary refuge on the roadside, after their houses became submerged, following an increase in the volume of water being discharged through the Chao Phraya Dam in the province.

 

Irrigation officials have increased the volume of water being released from the reservoir behind the dam to 2,739m3/sec, to ease pressure on the dam itself, as increased runoff from the north continues to flow in, at an estimated rate of 3,054m3/sec.

 

The worst affected district is Sapphaya, where about 2,000 households are under as much as 1.7 metres of water, forcing people to evacuate and take temporary shelter on roads.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thousands-of-flood-victims-in-chai-nat-province-take-refuge-on-roadsides/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-06

 

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In a half decent world, they would be reimbursed by the government, if they were the ones saying they would release water. That makes such government responsible to dispose water in a way that does not threaten life nor property.