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'No repeat of 2011,' say water chiefs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/10/2025
» The Bhumibol and Sirikit dams still have sufficient capacity to hold water, with assurance that there will be no repeat of the notorious 2011 floods, according to the National Water Resources Office (ONWR).
Storms continue to batter northern Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 01/10/2025
» Several provinces in the upper part of Thailand are taking a battering from the remains of tropical storm Bualoi, as floods have devastated vast residential areas, crippled infrastructure and inundated farmland close to harvest time.
Driver using GPS plunges into irrigation canal
Published on 20/08/2025
» NAKHON SAWAN - The driver of an electric car using GPS guidance had a narrow escape when his vehicle plunged into an irrigation canal in Phayuha Khiri district.
Chiang Mai dam opens spillway for 1st time in years
News, Published on 30/09/2024
» Communities along the Mae Ngat and Ping rivers have been told to brace for possible floods as authorities decided to discharge excess water through Mae Ngat Somboon Chon reservoir in Chiang Mai province for the first time in 13 years on Monday.
26,000 evacuate as US wildfire spreads
New York Times, Published on 04/07/2024
» CALIFORNIA - When a fast-moving wildfire began marching across thousands of acres of Butte County on Tuesday, David Pittman did not panic. He packed up his family, including their 90-pound (40-kilogramme) African sulcata tortoise, and drove to his sister’s house across town in Oroville, California.
11 of 16 Buri Ram reservoirs above capacity
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 15/10/2022
» BURI RAM: Water volume in 11 out of 16 medium-sized reservoirs in this northeastern province has exceeded their capacity, with the large Lam Nang Rong Dam overflowing its spillway, sparking fears among residents about a repeat of the severe flooding they experienced in 2013.
Flood alerts as rivers swell
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/10/2022
» Thailand's National Water Command Centre (NWCC) has issued a warning about the swelling Chao Phraya and Pasak rivers as the Pasak Jolasid Dam is doubling its discharge volume.
Flood warning for riverside areas
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/10/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has warned people who live outside floodgates near the Chao Phraya River of possible floods due to rising water levels between Saturday and Dec 30.
Reservoir floods hit Korat districts
News, Published on 26/09/2021
» Nakhon Ratchasima: Residents in low-lying areas of seven districts are being warned of flash floods after tropical storm Dianmu made landfall in Vietnam and brought heavy downpours to the province.
Korat dams fill up to brim
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/10/2020
» Nakhon Ratchasima: Residents living in districts downstream of Lam Takhong Dam in Si Khiu district have been told to prepare to evacuate as water levels at the dam exceeded its maximum capacity yesterday.