AYUTTHAYA, Sept 23 – A number of temples in the former Siamese capital have been flooded as irrigation officials closed a major sluice gate to prevent floodwaters from flowing into the town centre and industrial estates. Water from northern Thailand has flowed into the Chao Phraya and Pasak rivers which merge at Koh Muang Ayutthaya, […]
AYUTTHAYA, April 29 – At least four persons were killed and nine others were injured when a small bridge collapsed in this central province, about 80 kilometres north of Bangkok. A number of motorcycle drivers and their vehicles fell into the Pasak River on Sunday while they were crossing the bridge in Tha Rua district. […]
AYUTTHAYA, 28 January 2013 (NNT) – A 300-meter long section of the Pasak riverbank in Ayutthaya province has collapsed, prompting mass evacuation by nearby residents. Head of the Ayutthaya Provincial Administrative Organization Somsong Pancharoenworakul said after an inspection that the collapse of the Pasak riverbank could have been caused by a rapid drop in water […]
BANGKOK, 7 October 2011 (NNT) – The National Flood Relief Coordination Center of Thailand has resolved to reinforce the embankment and quickly release the inundation to the sea to protect Bangkok and other business zones.More flood barriers are being erected and rescue efforts are under way to help people living in various provinces in the […]
