TRAT: A man was saved by a combination of roadside plants and helpful locals as his small electric car was almost washed into a waterway by a surge of run-off as the centre of this eastern province was heavily hit by floodwater on Sunday.

Thai Government Prepares for Floods as Rainy Season in Full Swing

Dentist Amnuay Roek-amnuaychoke had just crossed a bridge over the waterway on Soi Moo Ban Krung Thai road in Ban Nong Bua of tambon Wang Krajae in Muang district at about 1.30pm when run-off flowing past the community had rapidly risen from 30 to 100 centimetres high.

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Jakkrit Waewkhlaihong
BANGKOK POST