Temples underwater as floods hit historic Thai metropolis

Several temples in Thailand’s historic metropolis of Ayutthaya have been underwater on Wednesday, as heavy monsoon rains flooded provinces throughout the nation.
More than 40 temples in Ayutthaya, dwelling to historical Buddhist temples, ruins, and monuments, have been affected by the floods, town administration mentioned.
Buddhist monks ship help on a ship at a flooded space, at a temple in Ayutthaya, Thailand, October 6, 2021. (Reuters)
At one of many temples, Wat Satue, monks paddled small boats by means of water that ranged from thigh deep to neck degree.”This is the worst flood in 10 years,” its abbot Phra Kru Pariyat Yathikhun instructed Reuters by cellphone, including that surrounding communities have been additionally flooded.
Authorities have issued flood warnings throughout a lot of the nation over the previous two weeks as Tropical Storm Dianmu precipitated flash floods in 32 of Thailand’s 76 provinces, killing 9 individuals and affecting almost 300,000 households.

Sixteen provinces have been nonetheless flooded on Wednesday, together with Ayutthaya, and authorities warned of one other potential tropical storm that’s forecast to succeed in the northeast of the nation subsequent week.
In 2011, Thailand suffered its worst floods in 5 a long time, affecting 65 of its 76 provinces and killing tons of.