As per reports, the Thai National Water Resources Office (ONWR) has issued a nationwide water situation forecast, at 0700 hours, on Thursday (29 August).
• From Sunday-Tuesday (01 – 03 September), a moderate monsoon trough is expected to move across northern, northeastern, and central Thailand, converging with a strong low-pressure system over the central South China Sea.
• The southwest monsoon will also cover the Andaman Sea, southern, eastern regions, and the Gulf of Thailand, bringing increased rainfall with heavy rain in some areas, especially in the lower northeastern, central, eastern, and upper southern regions.
• The ONWR issued a warning for high tide levels from Friday (30 August) to Thursday (05 September), which could raise river levels and potentially flood low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya, Mae Klong, Tha Chin, and Bang Pakong rivers.
• Communities outside flood barriers and temporary dikes, particularly in Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Bangkok, and Samut Prakan, are at risk.
• Additionally, the rising water levels of the Mekong River can lead to flooding along the riverbanks in Loei, Nong Khai, Bueng Kan, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, and Ubon Ratchathani provinces.