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Water Levels in Bangkok Canals Dropping

UPDATE : 25 November 2011

Daily flood reports indicate that water levels in every major canal in both the Phra Nakhon and Thonburi areas have been decreasing.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, or BMA, and the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported that in the past 24 hours, water levels in the Don Muang area near the Hok Wah Canal decreased by two centimeters.


Water at the Song Canal sluice gate went down by three centimeters, the same level as the Thawee Wattana Canal sluice gate near the Mahasawat Canal.

The water levels of main canals in the Phra Nakhon area have decreased by around three to five centimeters, including the Saen Saeb, Prawet Burirom , Ladprao, Prem Prachakorn, Bang Khen, and Bang Sue canals.

Canals in the Thonburi area saw a decrease of about one to two centimeters.

Local residents residing along the Mahasawat Canal have been using boats as their mode of transportation all the way to the Bang Khae Intersection.

Smaller cars can still pass Rama 2 Road.

However, only larger vehicles must be used in the Bang Bua Thong area.

Meanwhile, in the Boromratchonnani area, small vehicles can only pass between Pinklao and Buddha Monthon 2 Road.