Residents down river from the Pasak Chonlasit Dam in Lop Buri will soon face heavy flooding - as early as Monday. The dam, which holds the biggest reservoir in the Central region, is full and will soon have to increase release of water. (File photo)Seven provinces in the Central Plains are bracing for between 25-75cm of flooding as irrigation authorities prepare to discharge water from the Chao Phraya dam in Chai Nat province. He said water flowing into the dam was projected to reach 2,800 cubic metres per second today. As a result, the flooding situation in Chai Nat, Uthai Thani, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, Lop Buri and Ayutthaya was expected to intensify, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post October 09, 2016 22:30 UTC