Chao Phraya overflows
published : 8 Nov 2021 at 14:09
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
The Chao Phraya river overflowed into parts of Bangkok and Samut Prakan province on Monday morning during high tide.
Local authorities reported pavement-deep flooding in Bangkok's Bangkok Noi, Taling Chan, Bang Khunthian and Nong Chok districts and Samut Prakan's Muang district, slowing traffic through those areas.
Traffic in Khlong Toey district also slowed as part of Ratchadaphisek Road was flooded. Another section of the same road in Yanawa district near the Chao Phraya was also flooded, forcing motorists to slow down.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said that discharges from the Chao Phraya dam upstream were not the cause of the flooding.
Meanwhile, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported that flooding remained in parts of Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Maha Sarakham, Ubon Ratchathani, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lop Buri, Suphan Buri, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Pathom provinces.
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- cause (verb): to make something happen, especially something bad or unpleasant - ทำให้เกิด, ก่อให้เกิด
- Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation: a department within the Ministry of the Interior in charge of making preparations for disasters, warning citizens of dangers and organising relief efforts when a disaster occurs - กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย
- discharge (noun): letting a liquid flow out - การปล่อยออก, การขับออก
- flooding (noun): a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry - น้ำท่วม
- high tide: the times of the day when the sea level is highest - ปรากฏการณ์น้ำขึ้น
- overflow: (of a river or body of water) to flood the land next to it - เอ่อล้น, ไหลล้น
- upstream: along a river, in the opposite direction to which the river is flowing - ต้นน้ำ
