Urgent flood warning as reservoirs overwhelmed
Rid denies repeat of 2011 crisis as residents warned to seek safety on higher ground.
WATER HAS already overwhelmed 167 reservoirs in the country, with floods reported in many provinces and flooding risks increasing in several other areas.
Areas of Chaiyaphum, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, Phayao, Lampang and Pathum Thani are already flooded.
Six Central provinces also received particular warnings from the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department (DPMD) yesterday. They were Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Angthong, Lop Buri, Saraburi and Ayutthaya as the Pasak Jolasid Dam, which is located in Lop Buri, is reaching its full storage capacity.
The flooding threat is now imminent, given that rain and heavy downpours will likely continue in many parts of the country through Sunday.
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Urgent flood warning as reservoirs overwhelmed