Monsoon rain may worsen floods in Thailand, Bangkok prepares

BANGKOK — Seasonal monsoon rains whitethorn worsen flooding that has already severely affected astir a 3rd of Thailand, officials said Monday arsenic flood gates and pumping stations were being utilized to mitigate the imaginable damage.

A tropical tempest implicit the play swept done the precocious portion of the country, causing flash floods that affected 58,977 families, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported.

Boontham Lertsukekasem, the department’s director-general, told reporters that 12 provinces on the Chao Phraya river, including Bangkok and the aged superior Ayutthaya, should beryllium prepared for caller flooding arsenic h2o levels summation successful the Chao Phraya dam by 30 centimeters to 1 metre (1-3 feet) implicit the adjacent fewer days.

Soldiers helped capable sandbags successful Ayutthaya.

In Bangkok, Gov. Aswin Kwanmuang declared connected his Facebook leafage the concern successful Bangkok was not yet captious but the metropolis was cautiously operating flood gates and pumping stations, among different preparations.

Sections of the northeastern state of Nakhon Ratchasima had terrible flooding erstwhile a reservoir overflowed, forcing radical to locomotion done knee-deep h2o and inundating the crushed floors of galore homes.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and respective Cabinet members met with flood-affected radical and handed retired assistance Sunday successful Sukhothai province.

Thailand has a tropical clime and often sees flooding that causes millions of dollars successful harm during its monsoon play from July to October.