Floods continue unitl late November : RID
Flooding in the Chao Phraya River Basin will continue until late November, as the northern floodwaters moving south are still rising, said Royal Irrigation Department (RID) director general Samart Chokanapitak Friday.
The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department urged Chao Phraya River provinces such as Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani, Ayutthaya, Angthong and Bangkok suburbs, especially on the eastern side, to be on high alert for floods. Following his helicopter trip to inspect conditions in Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Ayutthaya, Angthong, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani, and Nakhon Sawan, Samart said he was concerned that the flooding would remain longer than previously expected. With such high water volumes in the central plains, floodwaters were now expected to recede in late November, Samart said. "Now the rising floodwaters in Nakhon Sawan are overflowing into nearby Uthai Thani while all Chao Phraya riverside areas from Nakhon Sawan to parts of Bangkok and Samut Prakan are now in worrisome situations. The Noi, Suphan Buri and Lop Buri rivers are also expected to rise," Samart said. He warned at risk communities to check the height and strength of their floodprevention barriers in preparation to tackle the increasing water volumes. Flying over the flooded landscape north of Bangkok, Samart said slightly flooded areas could take more water such as those further inland from the Chao Phraya River. He said the RID aimed to divert excess water from the central waterway in amounts that would not damage crops. The Nation
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