South faces heavy rain, flood risk

Vehicles travel through floodwater in Hua Hin district on Wednesday morning. (Photo: Chaiwat Satyaem)
Vehicles travel through floodwater in Hua Hin district on Wednesday morning. (Photo: Chaiwat Satyaem)

People in the South are being warned to brace for torrential rains that started on Wednesday and will continue until Saturday, potentially triggering flash floods.

The warning was directed at Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Phangna, Phuket, Surat Thani, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Satun, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.

Heavy rain and strong winds have been affecting parts of Phetchaburi since late Tuesday night.

Certain sections of Phetkasem Road in Cha-am district were also covered with floodwater, while several parts of Kaeng Krachan district experienced a blackout after strong winds caused trees to fall onto electrical cables.

Meanwhile, in the Central region, communities along the Chao Phraya, Tha Chin and Mae Klong rivers in Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom and Samut Songkhram have been told to prepare for possible high-tide flooding from Sunday until Oct 24.

In Chai Nat, flooding has improved, with the water level in the Chao Phraya River receding to a level well below the river bank.

The situation in Ayutthaya, which was receiving the northern run-off from the Chao Phraya, intensified on Wednesday, with larger areas hit by floods.

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Vocabulary

  • bank: a raised area of land along the side of a river (or canal) - ริมฝั่งแม่น้ำ
  • blackout: a sudden loss of electrical power - ไฟดับ
  • brace for (verb): to get ready for something, usually something unpleasant or difficult to deal with - เตรียมรับมือ
  • cable: thick strong metal rope used on ships, for supporting bridges, etc. - สายเคเบิ้ล, เชือกหรือเหล็กเส้นขนาดใหญ่
  • community: the people living in one particular area - ชุมชน
  • flash floods (noun): floods that happen suddenly without warning - น้ำที่เกิดท่วมในที่ต่ำโดยฉับพลันทันทีและไหลลดลงอย่างรวดเร็ว
  • intensify: to get stronger - เข้มข้นขึ้น
  • potentially: possible in the future - ที่อาจเกิดขึ้นได้
  • recede: to move back; to move further away into the distance - ถอยหลัง
  • risk: the possibility that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen - ความเสี่ยง
  • run-off: rain, water or other liquid that runs off land into streams and rivers - น้ำหลาก
  • tide: the regular rise and fall of the level of the sea (the tides) - ปรากฏการณ์น้ำขึ้นน้ำลง, กระแสน้ำขึ้นน้ำลง
  • torrential: (of rain or moving water) extremely heavy - ซึ่งไหลเชี่ยว
  • trigger: to cause - ก่อให้เกิด กระตุ้น

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