People in 3 villages in low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River in Ban Kum Subdistrict, Bang Ban District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, were struggling to collect their belongings after water levels rose rapidly and flooded riverside houses and roads.
Residents of three villages in low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River in Ban Kum Subdistrict, Bang Ban District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province had to wade through water to collect their belongings after the water level rose rapidly, flooding both riverside houses and roads within the village. In addition, venomous animals such as leeches and centipedes fleeing the water caused further trouble.
The president of the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provincial Administrative Organization visited the area to give encouragement to the people, while the villagers asked the PAO to coordinate with the Royal Irrigation Department and related agencies to speed up the drainage of water into the 7 water retention fields to alleviate the suffering.
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od situation in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, the latest affected areas are 6 districts: Phak Hai, Sena, Bang Ban, Bang Sai, Bang Pa-in, and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Districts. More than 11,600 households are affected.
Source: Thai News Agency