THE PRIME Minister yesterday issued a heartfelt thanks to thousands of people all over Thailand who had made sacrifices during this year’s severe floods. As of yesterday, 12 Monkey Cheeks in the Chao Phraya River Basin were almost full. He assured people that even with water discharges, water levels would not swell over embankments that had been erected along major waterways such as the Chao Phraya River. Prayut was speaking during his trip to Angthong province, where he met with flood victims and offered them moral support. RID deputy director-general Thongplew Kongjun said there were about 1,423 million cubic metres of water in the Chao Phraya River Basin.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 30, 2017 18:00 UTC