Update 24th July 2013:
Heavy rain has resulted in flooding in more areas of north and eastern Thailand. Flood waters in streets of areas of Chanthaburi province were said to be between 30cm and 80cm. The Bangkok Post reports:
Floods have cut off many main roads in the area, while many shops, hotels and service stations were closed. Residents tried to reinforce embankments with sandbags and pump out flood waters.
The video below shows the high water levels in the streets and roads in Chanthaburi:
Original report from 23rd July 2013:
Torrential rain during the night of Monday 22nd July 2013 brought floods to the city of Nakhon Ratchasima (also known as Korat) in north eastern Thailand. The rains resulted in some flood damage and also halted the procedings of the Korat festival. However, the rain is being welcomed by some locals since levels are low in many of the larger reservoirs in the area, standing at around a third of capacity.
The local meteorological office reported 12 cm of rain had fallen in a short space of time on Monday night and early Tuesday morning. Some of the main shopping areas of the city were flooded, with some streets reporting flood waters about 50cm deep. Another area of the city that was flooded was the Suranaree Army Base. Water there was said to be about 100cm deep. The army base is surrounded by thcik walls which wouldn’t allow the flood water to escape. Eventually the base commander authorised breaking holes in the wall to lower water levels, as shown in the phot below, courtesy of the Bangkok Post.
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Source and photo credit: Bangkok Post
