More rain is on the way from two storms in the region, the according to the weatherman. Both storms are moving westward, with Barijat expected to whip Hong Kong and Hainan while Mangkhut is predicted to make landfall in southern China, the Meteorological Department warned on Wednesday. The country will then be faced with the effect of Mangkhut until next Tuesday, the department added. With a continual inflow of water, officials need to increase its discharge rate from 28 to 32 million cu/m a day, the highest amount since the dam began operating 37 years ago, officials said. Residents living near Amnat Chaoren Hospital blamed encroachment on a kaem ling (monkey cheek) water retention area near the hospital for slow flood drainage.

Source: Bangkok Post September 12, 2018 17:03 UTC