BANGLAMUNG, CHONBURI: Three communities in Banglamung District remain in crisis after the Banglamung Canal overflowed, sending floodwater into more than 250 homes in what residents describe as the worst inundation in three decades.
The situation has been worsening since late Friday night. High water levels in the canal, which drains into the Gulf of Thailand, combined with a high tide, causing water to surge into residential areas after midnight.
As of noon on Saturday, September 26th, 2026, flooding was still severe in three main communities in the Banglamung Subdistrict:
– Tha Kradan community, Village 4 with about 50 homes
– Nong Sadao community, Village 8 with about 20 homes
– Ban Thung Krad–Nong Manao community, Village 8 with about 115 homes
Water reached as high as 1.5 meters in some locations and about 1 meter on roads. Residents said the flood rose so quickly that many could not move belongings to safety, leaving household property damaged.
Rescue teams from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation in Pattaya deployed flat-bottom boats from early morning to evacuate elderly residents, patients and other stranded people. Evacuees were taken to a temporary shelter at the Ban Thung Krad community hall, prepared by Laem Chabang City Municipality.
Banglamung District Chief Anusak Phiriyamorn, Laem Chabang Mayor Jinda Thanomrod, Banglamung Subdistrict Mayor Narathip Fakrit and officers from Banglamung Police Station jointly opened a relief center. Officials distributed food, drinking water and medicine, and provided more than 1,000 sandbags to help residents keep water from entering homes.
By 2 p.m., water levels had begun to fall as the tide receded, but conditions had not returned to normal. Officials warned that further rain and another high tide could push water levels up again. Rescue workers and local authorities were maintaining 24-hour monitoring.
A longtime resident of Nong Manao said she had lived in the community for more than 30 years and had never seen flooding this severe. “The water came so fast we couldn’t move our things in time,” she said, adding that she hoped the water would recede soon.