Nakhon Ratchasima Warns Residents to Move Valuables as Dam Fills
Heavy rainfall has pushed the Lam Phra Phloen Dam in Nakhon Ratchasima to 78 percent capacity, prompting authorities to warn residents along nearby waterways to move valuables to higher ground as water levels continue rising.
The Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office has issued a warning to residents along the Pak Thang Chai and Chok Chai waterways to move valuables to higher ground as the Lam Phra Phloen Dam receives heavy rainfall totaling 64 million cubic meters, requiring revised water management plans and potential immediate evacuation if conditions become critical.
On September 28, 2025, Kratit Poonkekaew, head of the provincial disaster prevention office, reported that a deep low-pressure system over central Vietnam's coast is moving across the lower northeastern region, bringing continuous heavy rain since September 24 across 32 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima province.
The Lam Phra Phloen Dam in Pak Thang Chai district is receiving ongoing rainfall runoff totaling approximately 64.69 million cubic meters. Current water levels stand at 120.85 million cubic meters, or 77.97 percent of the dam's 155 million cubic meter capacity, with levels continuing to rise.
The Lam Phra Phloen Water Supply and Maintenance Project has adjusted its water management strategy, diverting 1.3 million cubic meters daily to the Lam Samlai reservoir and releasing water at 20 cubic meters per second through the main left-bank canal and 30 cubic meters per second through the natural Lam Phra Phloen channel, keeping levels below the bank threshold.
Residents in 14 subdistricts of Pak Thang Chai and 2 subdistricts of Chok Chai whose homes are near the natural waterways have been warned to move valuables and valuable items to higher ground and monitor official water level updates closely.
Authorities have prepared heavy machinery, sandbags, and stationed personnel for round-the-clock surveillance of at-risk areas. If the situation becomes critical, immediate evacuation warnings and orders will be issued.
