Flooding in Ayutthaya has expanded after the Chao Phraya and Rama VI dams increased water discharge, causing riverside communities in Bang Sai district to be inundated with water over 1.50 meters deep, affecting more than 7,000 households. Access routes are cut off, and foam sheets have become essential during this period.
On 2 Oct 2026 GMT+7, reporters reported the flood situation in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province as Chao Phraya River levels continue to rise due to increased discharge at the Chao Phraya Dam in Chainat province to 2,500 cubic meters per second. Additionally, water from the Pa Sak River released from the Rama VI Dam in Tha Ruea district at 552 cubic meters per second flows into the area near the three-way intersection in front of Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan, causing riverside communities in Bang Sai district to be flooded over 1.50 meters.
Many communities have flooded roads and cut-off access routes where cars cannot pass. Residents must use boats or foam rafts or foam sheets to travel. The Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya provincial administrative organization has provided foam rafts to residents as an alternative means of travel during the floods.
In Community No. 6, Mai Tra subdistrict, Bang Sai district, floodwaters have risen high, with some elderly residents, patients, and vulnerable groups living there. This has made traveling out of the home to see doctors difficult, especially for patients requiring ongoing treatment.
Mr. Wallop Sae Tae, 70, a kidney patient who regularly needs dialysis, revealed that his house is flooded about 1 meter deep under the raised floor. When traveling to the hospital, relatives must help him sit on a foam sheet, then push him out of the house to the road before he can get into a car to travel about 20 kilometers to SENA Hospital for dialysis.
Mr. Wallop said that traveling to see doctors during floods is always difficult, requiring relatives to help him out of the house. If water levels rise further, it will become even harder because of his fragile health and fatigue. However, he endures and continues dialysis as scheduled since it is an essential treatment.
Meanwhile, Ms. Wasana Kornwijit, 47, a local resident, said the floodwaters have lasted more than 10 days, with water levels rising so high in some places that standing water reaches nearly head height. Flooded roads leading in and out of the village make travel very difficult, especially when taking relatives to doctors or going out to buy food and essentials.
Ms. Wasana stated that most villagers earn daily wages and cannot afford boats costing several thousand baht, so they rely on foam rafts, which are cheaper at about 500–600 baht. Sometimes local agencies distribute foam rafts to villagers. These rafts can be used for travel and transporting goods and are essential for residents during floods.
Residents said this area has faced annual flooding for over 30 years, but in the past 2–3 years, flood severity has increased. Previously, water only flooded under house floors, but now it overflows onto roads and into homes, severely affecting daily life and livelihoods.
Especially affected are the elderly, patients, and vulnerable groups who must regularly travel to hospitals, while other residents must leave the area for work and income despite the difficult travel conditions.
“Normally it’s already hard without flooding; when floods come, it gets even harder. But we still have to go out to work because if we don’t, we won’t have anything to eat,” a resident said.
Reporters noted that Bang Sai district is already flooded across 23 subdistricts, 136 villages, and 7,220 households.