There is a possibility of strong wind waves in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea rising 2-3 metres high, its forecasters predict. He has ordered the Disaster Mitigation and Prevention Department to work closely with southern provinces to brace for floods. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives' working group on water management is devising three plans to improve water flow capacity in the eastern side of the Chao Phraya River. The newly-made 22 kilometre canal could allow water flow at a capacity of 1,200 cubic metres per second. The second plan is to increase water flow in Chai Nat-Pasak canal from 200 cu/m per second to 930 cu/m per second, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post October 29, 2017 22:30 UTC