Red Flag Posted as Pasak River Threatens to Overflow
Authorities in Ayutthaya's Tha Ruea District raised a red flag as the Pasak River threatens to overflow, forcing riverside vendors and residents to urgently relocate goods and belongings to higher ground. Water levels have risen within 30 c
The Pasak River threatens to overflow its banks. The Tha Ruea Subdistrict Municipality has raised a red flag to warn riverside communities and areas outside the flood barrier to urgently move their possessions to higher ground. Traders at the fresh market are scrambling to relocate their goods as water levels rise.
As of September 28, 2569, the flooding situation in Ayutthaya Province has intensified following increased water releases from the Rama VI Dam in Tha Luang Subdistrict, Tha Ruea District. The rising Pasak River continues to threaten communities in Tha Ruea, Nakhon Luang, and Ayutthaya districts, particularly those along the riverbank that must urgently prepare for the threat.
Officialserin front of the Tha Ruea Subdistrict Office, which sits adjacent to the Pasak River, have erected a red warning flag to alert residents in riverside and non-barrier areas to move their belongings upland. Water levels have risen to within approximately 30 centimeters of overtopping the riverbank and flooding the municipal office courtyard. Residents continue to monitor water levels closely.
The Tha Ruea Subdistrict Municipality has prepared sandbags to reinforce flood barriers and has kept boats ready to assist residents in affected areas with evacuation and transport of goods if water levels continue to rise.
At Tha Ruea Fresh Market, vendors are urgently moving merchandise and equipment out of the area after receiving flood warnings. The municipality has set up a temporary market site to allow traders to relocate and continue selling elsewhere during the flooding period.
Bee, a 38-year-old rice seller, revealed that the rising water is already impacting vendors. She received flood warnings and had to urgently gather and move her rice stock from the market starting yesterday as water levels continue climbing steadily. The area experiences regular annual flooding, but this year's water arrived faster than usual, forcing vendors to evacuate and relocate sales to alternative sites such as Koh Loi Market to prevent damage.
Vasant, a 28-year-old vendor near Tha Ruea Market, noted that he initially did not relocate his goods, thinking the water rise was merely from ordinary rain. However, within just 2-3 days, water levels in the canal rose dramatically, overflowing into houses and residential areas and forcing him to hastily move possessions and seek temporary shelter.
He also contacted new market sites, such as Suwannakleang Tong Tha Ruea Market, to reserve a vendor stall for continuing his business. As he sells goods in front of his house next to the market, he awaits plot allocation from the municipality and may need to wait for other established market vendors to receive their plots first.
Residents across the area noted that this year's flooding is abnormal compared to previous years because water levels are rising rapidly rather than gradually as usual. Whereas residents typically had time to prepare and move belongings, this time the rise has been so swift that many families had to urgently evacuate their possessions in the middle of the night to protect against the continuously rising floodwaters.
