Bualoi hits, triggering heavy floods

Typhoon's wrath felt in many provinces

- POST REPORTERS

Typhoon Bualoi has unleashed widespread flooding across the country, with Ayutthaya, Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima, and Sa Kaeo among the hardest hit.

The Chao Phraya barrage in Chai Nat has increased its discharge rate from 2,100 to 2,200 cubic metres per second to cope with rising inflows caused by the typhoon.

The surge has led to heavy flooding in 11 districts of downstream Ayutthaya, affecting 38,132 households, two mosques, 20 schools, 25 temples, and 165 rai of farmland. Water levels in tributaries and canals have risen by an average of 5cm.