Bangkok on alert as high tides threaten 11 riverside communities this week
Authorities warn that rising Chao Phraya River levels may impact more than three hundred households in low-lying areas outside the city’s flood barriers.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has mobilised personnel to closely monitor the high-tide surge expected throughout this week, from today through December twelve, twenty twenty-five, after the Hydrographic Department warned that water levels in the Chao Phraya River will rise significantly, especially between 08.00 and 14.00 hours.
A total of eleven communities across six districts, located outside the city’s flood-protection embankments, are at risk of being directly affected.
More than three hundred twenty households could face flooding if water overtops the riverbanks.
The administration urges residents to monitor real-time updates and be prepared to request emergency assistance immediately.
According to the Drainage Department, the eleven at-risk communities are situated along the Chao Phraya River, Khlong Bangkok Noi and Khlong Mahasawat, in the districts of Dusit, Phra Nakhon, Bang Kho Laem, Yan Nawa, Bangkok Noi and Khlong San.
These low-lying areas accommodate around one thousand seventy residents and have a high likelihood of being directly affected should water levels rise further.
A total of eleven communities across six districts, located outside the city’s flood-protection embankments, are at risk of being directly affected.
More than three hundred twenty households could face flooding if water overtops the riverbanks.
The administration urges residents to monitor real-time updates and be prepared to request emergency assistance immediately.
According to the Drainage Department, the eleven at-risk communities are situated along the Chao Phraya River, Khlong Bangkok Noi and Khlong Mahasawat, in the districts of Dusit, Phra Nakhon, Bang Kho Laem, Yan Nawa, Bangkok Noi and Khlong San.
These low-lying areas accommodate around one thousand seventy residents and have a high likelihood of being directly affected should water levels rise further.
