Nakhon Pathom Faces Combined Seawater and Northern Floods
Nakhon Pathom province faces a dual flooding crisis as tidal surges from the coast combine with floodwaters flowing south from Suphan Buri, raising the Tha Chin River 50 centimeters above normal. Samphran district residents have endured fiv
Nakhon Pathom province is grappling with a dual flooding crisis as tidal surges combine with northbound floodwaters to raise the Tha Chin River above normal levels by 50 centimetres. A reporter's inspection at the Bunyarat Prachanuwat Bridge in Samphran district on September 29 found water levels at 1.70 metres, with tidal influence pushing the water to 2.00 metres during high tide. Water flowing south from Suphan Buri province through Bang Len, Nakhon Chai Si, and Samphran districts is expected to rise further as tidal backflow from Samut Sakhon province continues inland, prolonging the impact on Samphran residents already suffering for five days.
In Moo 2 of Samphran subdistrict, coconut and orchid farmers are battling the floodwaters. The subdistrict administration is rapidly distributing sandbags to residents, who are using them to block water entry into homes and agricultural plots and to reinforce earth barriers around properties. Alongside relief efforts, Patchrawit Patchakiatkorn, chief of the Samphran primary health centre, is leading a medical outreach programme on motorcycle sidecars, distributing skin and wound treatments to residents. The health centre is also ready to arrange transport to the hospital for bedridden patients and pregnant women, with assistance coordinated through village headmen or the subdistrict office.
