BANGKOK, Oct 16 – Flood waters on Bangkok’s eastern approaches will be completely drained into the Gulf of Thailand and the flooding situation should be back to normal the middle of next month, a senior flood management official said yesterday.
Royol Chitradon, director of the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute, said depression Nari would move towards the northeastern provinces of Mukdaharn and Amnart Charoen last night, bringing heavy rainfall and floods higher than 100 mm, or rain volume at 30 mm in Prachin Buri and Chachoengsao in the eastern region.
The Bang Pakong River on Bangkok’s eastern side is too full to take more waters which have to be flushed into the Gulf of Thailand, he said.
He said the eastern part of Bangkok would not flood as in 2011 since the water levels at various canals were controllable and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration would dispatch 60 boats to push waters out of Chachoengsao province, 80 km east of Bangkok.
The Meteorological Department said typhoon Nari would weaken as low pressure area when it moved into Thailand’s Northeast today, causing widespread rainfall and strong wind in Mukdahan, Amnart Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani and Yasothorn.
The eastern provinces of Rayong, Chantaburi and Trat will also be hit by rain, it said.
