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UNBELIEVABLE: Many dams exceed water capacity - Caught on Camera

Boys chat as they sit with their feet in floodwater in the Wat In community in Nonthaburi which is battling high water levels in the Chao Phraya River. Central Plains provinces and Bangkok are bracing for a large volume of water from the North. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

Water volume in 27 dams and reservoirs nationwide exceeds 80% of capacity, which could hinder efforts to ease flooding in many areas, according to the Royal Irrigation Department (RID).

Figures showed Ubol Ratana Dam in Khon Kaen holds the most water, at 132% of capacity.

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