Heavy flooding continues in eastern Bangkok

Floodwater at Khlong Tan intersection where Ramkhamhaeng, Pattanakan, Sukhumvit 71 and Phetchaburi roads meet. (Photos: Jetjaras Na Ranong)

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said heavy flooding continued in eastern districts of Bangkok, where most main canals remained full on Sunday.

The governor said during his live Facebook post on Sunday morning that water filled the Lat Phrao canal, the Prawet Burirom canal, the Prem Prachakorn canal and the Saen Saep canal where water pumps had problems.

Heavy floods struck Lat Krabang district heavily as there were more than 30,000 victims. Other areas with severe flooding included Ramkhamhaeng and Bang Kapi as rain measured about 10 millimetres on Sunday morning, he said.

“Serious flooding continues in eastern districts of the capital and officials try to speed up drainage there,” the Bangkok governor said while being a passenger of a taxi motorcyclist towards City Hall in Din Daeng district.

The Drainage and Sewerage Department of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reported deep flood levels on Bangkok streets as follows:

59 centimetres on Soi Senanikhom Road in Chatuchak district
54cm on Lat Phrao 122 Road (Chaleena Princess Hotel) in Wang Thonglang district
53cm on Ngam Wong Wan Road (Phong Phet intersection) in Laksi district
46.6cm on Pattanakan Road (intersection with Srinagarindra Road) in Suan Luang district
42.0cm on Ramkhamhaeng 43/1 Road in Wang Thonglang district
41.7cm on Nawamin Road (Santi Asok) in Bung Kum district
36.3cm on Ngam Wong Wan Road (Soi Chinakhet Alley) in Laksi district
29.9cm on Phetchaburi Road (Singha Complex) in Huai Khwang district

Floodwater was 20cm deep on:

Chaokhun Thahan Road in Lat Krabang
Thepharak Road in Bang Khen
Senanikhom 1 Road in Chatuchak and Lat Phrao
Chaeng Watthana Road in Bang Khen
Chang Akat Uthit Road in Don Muang
Nawamin 155 and Nawamin 38 roads in Bung Kum
Prasert Manukit Road in Bung Kum
Phahon Yothin Road in Bang Khen and Chatuchak districts
Pattanakan 53 Road in Suan Luang district.

Also 20cm under water were:

sections of Ramkhamhaeng Road in Bang Kapi district
Ram Intra 5 Road in Bang Khen
Lat Phrao 89 and 110 roads in Wang Thonglang
Lat Phrao 64 Road in Lat Phrao
Wachiratham Sathit Road in Phra Khanong
Watcharapol 8 Road in Bang Khen
Vibhavadi Road (near Kamphaeng Phet Road) in Don Muang
Srinagarindra Road (Lam Salee intersection) in Bang Kapi
Srinagarindra Road (near Kamphaeng Phet 7 Road) in Suan Luang
Sri Buranukit 14 Road in Min Buri
Sukhumvit 71 Road in Suan Luang
Sukhonthasawat 25/2 Road in Lat Phrao
Suwinthawong Road (near Hathai Rat Road) in Min Buri
Luang Phaeng Road (Lotus’s Lat Krabang) in Lat Krabang
Hua Mak Road (Ramkhamhaeng 24) in Bang Kapi
On Nut 59 Road in Prawet district
Intrapon Road (Ramkhamhaeng 43/1) in Wang Thonglang.

Flood levels ranging from 8.5 to 15.7cm were reported on Phahon Yothin 60/1 and Sukhaphiban 5 roads in Sai Mai district, Lat Krabang 30/1 Road in Lat Krabang, Phahon Yothin Road at the 11th Infantry Regiment in Bang Khen and Seri Thai Road (at Bangchan Industrial Estate) in Bung Kum.