PhetchaburiFloodPrep
09 AUGUST 2018 - BAN LAEM, PHETCHABURI, THAILAND: Royal Thai Navy boats arrayed across the Phetchaburi River in Ban Laem. The navy uses the propellers on the boats to push flood water down river in the event of flooding. The boats have been pre-positioned on the river because it is expected to flood this week. The Phetchaburi River flows from Kaeng Krachan Dam to the Gulf of Siam through several towns including Ban Lat, Phetchaburi (the capital of Phetchaburi province) and Ban Laem. Government officials have warned residents of those towns that their towns will flood because the reservoir behind the dam is approaching capacity. Ban Lat and Phetchaburi could be flooded for several weeks. Residents of Ban Laem have been warned that their community could be inundated for over a month. Dams in Kanchanaburi province, west of Phetchaburi, are also approaching capacity and flooding is expected in that area also. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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- © 2018 Jack Kurtz
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