THE Royal Irrigation Department has increased Chao Phraya dam’s water discharge rate to 2,500 cubic metres per second, effective from noon today (Sep. 30) with the flow to Nakhon Sawan reaching 3,000 m3/s by Friday (Oct. 2) thus residents in low-lying areas of Bangkok and 10 provinces are urged to move their belongings to
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Nakhon Nayok resorts flooded in the middle of the night
SOME tourists staying in resorts at Nakhon Nayok suddenly found their rooms flooded in the middle of the night after Khun Dan Prakarn Chon Dam released water from midnight onwards without warning, Amarin TV said this morning (Aug. 5). At 2 a.m. all Ruamkatanyu Foundation units in Nakhon Nayok were alerted by the rescue
Read moreFlood alert in Khon Kaen as major dam releases more water
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VILLAGERS LIVING IN a dozen districts of Khon Kaen have been told to brace for imminent flooding due to an increased volume of rainwater being released from a major dam from today (Oct.18), officials said. Those living in areas below Ubonrat dam have been alerted by the authorities to prepare
Read moreWheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine
By AP and published US News & World Report Washington – The collapse of a major dam in southern Ukraine sent global prices of wheat and corn higher early on Tuesday (June 6). Wheat prices gained 2.4% in early trading on Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, to $6.39 a bushel. The cost of
Read moreHunt for passenger after paramotor crashes into Pak Sak Jolasid dam
A TWO-SEATER paramotor crashed into the middle of Pa Sak Jolasid dam at around 6 p.m. yesterday (Mar. 4) with fishermen able to rescue the injured pilot but his passenger remains missing, Sanook.com said today (Mar. 5). The accident occurred at Manoa Wan subdistrict, Phatthana Nikhom district, Lop Buri province with the paramotor hitting
Read moreUkraine shelling damages dam: Russia media
By Reuters, Australian Associated Press, DPA and published by The Canberra Times UKRAINE’S Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam has been damaged in shelling by Ukrainian forces, Russian news agencies report, citing emergency services. Russian state-owned news agency TASS quoted a representative of the emergency services as saying that a rocket launched by a US-made HIMARS
Read moreNonthaburi preparing for floods as northern runoff heads downstream
HECTIC preparation for floods is underway in Nonthaburi province after an alert by the Royal Irrigation Department that the Chao Phraya Dam will be releasing more water from Tuesday to Thursday, August 23-25, Sanook.com said this evening (August 22). Mr. Somnuk Thanadechakul, mayor of Nonthaburi city, ordered the stacking of sandbags on Chao Phraya
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