Disaster mitigation authorities have warned people in Bangkok and 65 provinces of possible flooding from Friday to Sunday due to incoming Storm Kalmaegi.
Due to raised discharge rates at the Chao Phraya barrage in Chai Nat province to cope with the fast-flowing river, the level of the Chao Phraya downstream from the barrage will rise by 60-90 centimetres in low-lying areas without embankments, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said on Thursday.
Apart from Bangkok, the department issued flood warnings for Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, Ayutthaya, Lop Buri, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan and Nonthaburi. The main focus will be on low-lying communities without embankment protection.
The Meteorological Department expects weakening Typhoon Kalmaegi to reach northeastern Thailand on Friday.
The flood warnings for 65 provinces cover the entirety of the North, Northeast, Central Plains and East, and some southern provinces on the west (Andaman) coast.
As of Thursday afternoon, Vietnam had been forced to shut down six airports as Typhoon Kalmaegi approached the country's central regions.
