Flood risk for Chao Phraya
published : 1 Oct 2021 at 08:47
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Post Reporters
City Hall has warned communities along the Chao Phraya River to brace for flooding from Friday until Tuesday.
Nine provinces in the Central Plains Region have also been alerted after the Pasak Jolasid Dam sped up water discharges.
Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said heavy rain would move across the lower Central Region and the upper South.
"City Hall is monitoring the situation, particularly in low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok,'' he said.
He alerted Bangkok communities living along the Chao Phraya River, Klong Bangkok Noi, and Klong Mahasawat to prepare for flooding in the coming days.
There are a total of 239 households in 11 communities located outside the embankments in Bang Sue, Dusit, Phra Nakhon, Samphanthawong, Bang Kho Laem, Yannawa, Klong Toey, Bangkok Noi, and Klong San districts.
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Vocabulary
- alert: to tell someone in about a danger or problem so that they can take action to deal with it - เตือนภัย
- brace for (verb): to get ready for something, usually something unpleasant or difficult to deal with - เตรียมรับมือ
- community: the people living in one particular area - ชุมชน
- discharge: a liquid that is released - น้ำที่ปล่อยออก, น้ำที่ขับออก
- embankment: a slope made of earth, stone or cement that rises up from either side of a road, railway/railroad, river, etc. - มูลดิน,ตลิ่งทาง, เขื่อน
- household: a group of people, often a family, who live together - ครัวเรือน
- monitor: keep track of - ตรวจ, ติดตาม, เฝ้าสังเกต
- situation: all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place - สถานการณ์
