Bangkok (VNA) – The Office of National Water Resources of Thailand on October 9 warned people living along three main rivers in central provinces to brace for overflows from October 13 due to the impact of high tides in the sea.
Deputy spokesman of the office Thanarote Woraratpraser said the Chao Phraya, Thai Chin and Mae Klong rivers would likely overflow from October 13-24 although floodwaters from upstream provinces were flowing at a lower pace into the Chao Phraya basin.
He said the floodwaters from the north, coupled with high tides in the sea, could cause flooding in lower areas along the three rivers, especially those outside the flood levees.
Affected areas would be in Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, and Samut Songhkram, he added./.
