Nationwide Flood Alert Issued as Storm Kalmaegi Approaches Thailand
BANGKOK – Thailand’s disaster mitigation authorities have placed a significant portion of the country on high alert, warning of potential flooding in 65 provinces, including Bangkok, from Friday through Sunday. The alert comes as weakening Typhoon Kalmaegi moves toward northeastern Thailand, threatening to bring widespread heavy rainfall.
Central Thailand Floods Intensify as Chao Phraya Dam Ramps Up Water Discharge
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) issued a specific warning for the capital and ten Central Plains provinces situated along the Chao Phraya River. The river is currently flowing at a rate between 3,050 and 3,250 cubic metres per second upstream from the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat province. In response, the Royal Irrigation Department has increased the water discharge rate at the dam from 2,500 to 2,700 cubic metres per second.
Disaster mitigation authorities have warned people in Bangkok and 65 provinces of possible flooding from Friday to Sunday due to incoming Storm Kalmaegi.
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Officials noted that this increased discharge will cause the water level downstream to rise by 60 to 90 centimetres in low-lying areas without protective embankments. The primary focus for emergency response will be these vulnerable communities in provinces such as Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, and Nonthaburi. The DDPM emphasized that the current flow rate remains below the 3,703 cubic metres per second recorded during the severe 2011 floods.
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The broader national warning encompasses the entirety of the northern, northeastern, central, and eastern regions, as well as several provinces on the southern Andaman coast. The Thai Meteorological Department forecasts that the storm, though weakening, will bring significant precipitation across the country, posing a serious flood risk through the weekend.
-Thailand News (TN)
