PUBLISHED: 7 Oct 2024 at 04: 30
People along rivers in the lower Chao Phraya River valley, including those in Greater Bangkok, are being warned by the Royal Irrigation Department about potential flow or higher storm amounts brought on by rainstorms from the North, large rains, and the high seas later this month.
The discharge rate of the Chao Phraya barrage, which regulates the flow of the Chao Phraya River in Chai Nat province, would gradually increase from 2, 150 cubic meters per second ( m3/s ) to 2, 400 m3/s this week, according to Lerboon Udomsap, an engineering expert at the department.
According to Mr. Lerboon, the faster release will result in increased flooding levels in the Sapphaya district of Chai Nat, from where the river flows upstream to Greater Bangkok, which could lead to flow and higher overflow levels this week.
Low-lying sections to be affected include areas along the Chao Phraya River in Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi and Bangkok.
Greater Bangkok could experience flooding if there were large tides and heavy floods this month, according to Mr. Lerboon because the waters ‘ levels would already be higher and obstruct the rainwater’s drainage. He predicted high seas may occur between October 18 and October 22.
Through the Tha Chin and Bang Pakong waterways, water officers attempted to bring water from Greater Bangkok to the water.
Surasee Kittimonthon, secretary-general of the Office of National Water Resources, said downpours of liquid from the Ping River in Chiang Mai may even move into the Bhumibol Dam in Tak state.
Emergency are taking place in Chiang Mai to assist those who have been stranded in the northern Thai province’s Muang and Saraphi districts, which were hit hard by the overflowing Ping River late on Saturday night.
The Ping River at the Nawarat Bridge in Muang area on Saturday evening reached a traditional high of 5.3 meters, killing three persons. The amount had declined to 5.15m at 4am and 5m at 8am yesterday.
Dr Sariddet Charoenchai, public health emergency managing director at the Public Health Ministry, said all three died in the Ping River overflowing. A 44-year-old gentleman was electrocuted, a 33-year-old girl was submerged in a mudflow and another one drowned, while there is still one additional missing target.
When the case meets tomorrow, Jirayu Houngsub, a spokesman for the catastrophe relief operations center and adviser to the prime minister, announced that the government may approve an additional 10,000 baht in cash comfort for residents whose homes are filled with dirt as a cleansing expense.