Bangkok River Swells to Record as Floods Reach Thai Capital
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Thai authorities warned people living on the banks of the Chao Phraya river to prepare to evacuate as water levels reached a record and floodwaters began spilling into the nation’s capital.
About 4 billion cubic meters of water is approaching Bangkok, boosting levels in the Chao Phraya to 2.30 meters (7.5 feet) above sea level, exceeding the 2.27-meter peak reached in 1995, Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra wrote on his official Facebook page late yesterday. The city has an average elevation of less than 2 meters above sea level.