More Chao Phraya floods this week
published : 11 Oct 2022 at 09:32
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Supoj Wancharoen and Sunthorn Pongpao
A large volume of water from the North that is heading to the Central Plains provinces is set to flood communities along the Chao Phraya River, including those in Bangkok.
The Chao Phraya barrage in Chai Nat, the main regulator of water from the North, increased its water discharge to 3,113 cubic metres per second on Sunday -- a high for the year so far.
This new discharge rate is directly impacting provinces downstream as it is increasing water levels in already flooded provinces and hampering drainage efforts.
Fears are mounting that the flood situation in central Thailand, from Chai Nat down to Ayutthaya and on to Bangkok, will worsen.
In Ayutthaya, a section of the road between Ayutthaya town and Sena district was under water on Monday after the Chao Phraya Dam increased its own discharge rate.
Meanwhile, Bangkok governor Chadchat Sittipunt revealed on Monday that water levels in Bangkok may subside due to forecasts of less rain this week.
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Vocabulary
- barrage: a wall or barrier built across a river to store water, prevent a flood, etc. - เขื่อนกั้นน้ำ
- dam: a wall built across a river to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to create a lake or to help to produce electric power - เขื่อน
- discharge: a liquid that is released - น้ำที่ปล่อยออก, น้ำที่ขับออก
- downstream: in the direction that a river or stream is flowing - ตามกระแสน้ำ
- drainage: the process of taking away of water or other liquids from an area - การระบายน้ำ
- hamper: to stop someone or something from making progress or developing; to hinder - ขัดขวาง, เป็นอุปสรรค
- subside: to sink to a lower level - จมลง
- worsen (verb): to get worse, to make worse - เลวลง, แย่ลง, ทรุดลง
