Bangkok, 29th August 2018 – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has ordered preparations be made to handle heavy rains as a monsoon system is to move over the northern region between now and tomorrow.
The DDPM has ordered its provincial offices to be ready to respond to flooding, overflows and landslides as well as the impact of dam discharges. The department has coordinated with other relevant agencies to prepare equipment and is monitoring the situation closely so that it may respond in a timely matter to any incidents.
A total 11 waterways and rivers have been identified as at-risk of flooding. They include the Kok River in Chiang Rai, Nan River in Uttaradit, Yom River in Sukhothai, Songkram River in Bueng Kan, Huay Luang in Udon Thani, Lam Se Bai waterway in Yasothon, Yang waterway in Roi Et and Petchaburi River in Petchaburi province. Communities along the Mekong River that cuts through the northeast of the country have also been put on alert.
The Temporary Crisis Center says 31 provinces across the country are at-risk from heavy rains. They are Chiang Mai, Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Petchabun, Mae Hong Son, Tak, Loei, Chaiyaphum, Nong Khai, Bueng Kan, Nakhon Phanom, Udon Thani, Sakon Nakhon, Kalasin, Roi Et, Yasothon, Mukdaharn, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Petchaburi, Prachuapkirikan, Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, Sa Keao, Chantaburi, Trat and Ranong.
Nam Oun Dam is currently at 110 percent of its capacity with 574 million cubic meters of water, Kaeng Krachan Dam is at 106 percent with 756 million cubic meters of water, Vajiralongkorn is at 93 percent with 8.221 billion cubic meters of water, Khun Dan Prakan Chon Dam is at 89 percent with 199 million cubic meters of water and Pranburi Dam is at 82 percent of capacity with 320 million cubic meters of water.
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