Chao Phraya overflow warning for 11 provinces

Discharges from the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat province will be increased on the weekend, irrigation officials say. (File photo: Sunthorn Pongpao)

Residents of 11 provinces in the Chao Phraya River basin have been warned to brace for possible river overflows on Sept 5 and 6.

Heavy rain in the northern part of the country has caused a huge volume of water to flow into the reservoir of the Chao Phraya Dam at an increasing rate, said Taweesak Thanadechophol, deputy director-general of the Royal Irrigation Department (RID).