Floods in central provinces worsen, Chao Phraya Dam increases water discharge

Som, 40, the driver from Chiang Mai, said he was driving his pickup to deliver pumpkins to a customer in Sakhon Nakhon province at 3am when his truck was washed away from the main road in front of Wat Nong Hoi.

He said the runoff was sudden, as a result he was unable to control his pickup and it was washed off to the roadside. He managed to climbed out and escape before the pickup fell down the roadside.

After the water levels reduced, local villagers helped transfer pumpkins from the pickup to another vehicle to deliver to the customer.

While the situation has worsened in the central provinces, there was improvement in several northern provinces, including Sukhothai.

Provincial officials said water had subsided in most of the flooded areas of Sukhothai.

The provincial administration said 11,366 families in 541 villages of 67 tambon from 9…