Flash flooding below dam in Nakhon Nayok

Hotels caught off guard, urgent reminder for river residents

Early on Monday, residents complained that Khun Dan Prakarnchon Dam had released waters without giving any prior notice after the city of Nakhon Nayok and the hotel areas experienced rapid flooding.

The Irrigation Department blamed heavy rains inland for the flooding, and the department of irrigation denied it was caused by an&nbsp.

The provincial public relations company reported on Monday that several areas along the Nakhon Nayok River in the Muang city were flooded, and that there were also reports of inundation at hotels close to the bridge and along the creek banks.

Around 2 a.m., volunteers at the Ruam Katanyu Foundation’s Nakhon Nakhon tree reported to&nbsp, Thai PBS, and Thairath online that they started receiving calls about rising liquid dripping hotels and resorts.

According to reports, resort staff Singha Butamkha claimed that the area was flooded after midnight by water from the dam. There had been no advance notice, he said.

Around 20 customers had to move quickly to a secure location after packing their bags. Some vehicles were damaged by the disaster, he added.

Chuchart Rakjit, director-general of the Royal Irrigation Department, refuted reports of an dramatic increase in the dam’s transfer rate. He claimed that the place behind the bridge was flooded because of rain.

Khun Dan Prakarnchon Dam had been releasing the same amount of fluids, posing no harm to places inland, since Thursday, he said. &nbsp, The ministry had decided to stop the transfer from the bridge on Monday, to reduce the disaster situation, he said.

People living upstream of the bridge were notified on Monday that a sizable amount of water was moving and that they really relocate their valuables to higher floor, according to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department’s Nakhon Nayok office. The Nakhon Nayok River’s liquid amount was in a critical state, it added.

The Nakhon Nayok River, which passes through the regions of Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, and Chachoengsao, merges with the Bang Pakong River after being merged with it by Khun Dan Prakarnchon Dam.