Eastern Bangkok on flood alert as water in canals reaches critical levels


The most closely watched areas include Min Buri, Lat Krabang, and Sai Mai, where a lingering low-pressure system has brought widespread rain and kept drainage canals close to capacity. --PHOTO: THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Sept 25 warned residents in low-lying canal-side communities in eastern Bangkok to move belongings to higher ground and remain alert until Sept 27, as persistent heavy rain pushed water levels in several canals to critical levels.

The most closely watched areas include Min Buri, Lat Krabang and Sai Mai, where a lingering low-pressure system has brought widespread rain and kept drainage canals close to capacity.

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