Floods remain critical in several downstream provinces in Central Region

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Floods remain critical in several downstream provinces in Central Region

 

Floods in several central provinces along five major rivers of Ping, Wang, Yom, Nan and Chao Phraya are getting worse today as several dams are increasing water discharge as their water storage are closing to critical levels.

 

Several provinces in the Northeast are also affected as many rivers burst banks and submerged farms and houses along the banks.

 

Worst hit by floods in the lower northern and central regions are Phetchabun, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, Ang Thong and Ayutthaya.

 

Royal Irrigation Department deputy director-general Thongplaew Kongchan alerted irrigation officials in Lopburi, Saraburi, and Ayutthaya to warn houses and restaurants operating business on the Pasak river to get ready for evacuation of their belongings as the level of water will rise by 50-70 centimetres in case of more rains in the areas forcing the Pasak Jolasid dam to discharge more water as its water storage is almost teaching critical level.

 

The water discharge could cause immediate flooding, he said.

 

He said that the dam’s storage capacity now can hold just another 79 million cubic metres.

 

This prompted the dam to increase water discharge from 40 million cubic metres to 47.50-50 million cubic metres.

 

Meanwhile the Meteorological Department forecast more rains in the lower northern region, the central region, and the East and the South during this period especially from October 11-13 when heavy to heavier rains are expected in the central region, east, Bangkok and adjacent provinces.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/floods-remain-critical-several-downstream-provinces-central-region/

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-10-09

 

[williamgeorgeallen]

i might be wrong about this but i think the good general has used  his .44 to rename flooding to the venice of the east. i can see this catching on and TAT are expecting tourist numbers to increase over the coming quarter.

[elgordo38]

Don't discharge store it for future use. Future in Thai thinking equals 24 hours. 

[chrisyork]

Looks like Bangkok's a gonner in a few weeks time then......

[kannot]

what  happened to "no  flooding "

[gandalf12]

It must be wrong, only recently it was stated that there would be no flooding and that was from an expert so this has to be false

[ratcatcher]

"... several dams are increasing water discharge as their water storage are closing to critical levels. "

It might have been more helpful had the report informed us which of the northern dams are at a capacity requiring immediate discharge. Can this be the Bhumibol & Sirikit among others? Not so long ago, these two were well below capacity. 

[Grubster]

I don't know about you guys but no way would I be below a dam here when its at capacity, especially when the dykes are totally saturated. No way, I say run.

[jabis]

14 hours ago, elgordo38 said:

Don't discharge store it for future use. Future in Thai thinking equals 24 hours. 

Umm store it to where, if the dam is filled over capacity?