Bangkok residents along Chao Phya brace for flash floods today
A total of 1,273 Bangkok-based households located along the Chao Phya river banks and major canals in 13 districts are bracing for flash floods this afternoon as flood water – including a colossal amount of water released from major dams – flowing from the North and Central regions is scheduled to reach the capital today.
The 13 districts are in the Vibhavadi sector comprising Bang Sue district, Rattanakosin sector comprising three districts, Chao Phya sector comprising another three districts, Thon Buri sector comprising four districts, and Taksin sector comprising one district.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said water from the Pa Sak Chollasit dam in Lop Buri and and Chai Phya dam in Chaiyanat province was the main threat to the Chao Phya swelling. Makeshift flood embankments consisting of four million sandbags have been built alongside the riverbank.
