Fears grow for Thai ‘Angkor Wat’ as floods rise in Phimai


BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The historical town of Phimai is being threatened by floods as waters rise in the Northeast’s Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Thailand’s most important ancient Khmer temple complex lies just downstream from the Phimai dam, which is preparing to release more water into the already overflowing Mun River.

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