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REVEALED: Gaps in flood wall render bangkok vulnerable - The Real Truth

A motorcyclist travels cautiously through a flooded section of On Nut Road in Suan Luang district, Bangkok, on July 21. (File photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

City Hall is warning Bangkok residents to brace for possible flooding when the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat increases its discharge rate next month in response to increasing water run-off from upstream provinces during the rainy season.

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said riverside communities where flood walls have yet to be constructed due to opposition from landowners will be particularly vulnerable to floods, especially during high tides.

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