Bang Ban district faces flooding after discharge bangkokpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bangkokpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Chao Phraya River barrage, which controls the water flow from the North to the Central Plains Region and Bangkok, is releasing more water as heavy downpours are expected this week.
AYUTTHAYA: Riverside temples and communities in five districts of this central province have been flooded by overflows from the Chao Phraya River, Noy River and their tributaries after more water was discharged downstream from the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat province.
Flood alerts have been issued in 11 provinces, including Bangkok, after severe runoff unleashed by Tropical Storm Mulan flowed downstream from the North, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
Police have seized 11 million methamphetamine pills from three pickup trucks abandoned by fleeing smugglers in Muang and Chiang Khong districts of Chiang Rai province.