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Navy, private operator deploy boats to boost flood drainage

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The Royal Thai Navy deployed 30 water-pushing boats at two locations in Nakhon Nayok province to accelerate floodwater drainage, operating daily from 8 am to 8 pm.
The Navy maintains over 100 such boats, with 43 assigned to Bangkok and Nakhon Nayok, and additional units prepared for deployment across other flood-affected areas.
Family Transport (2002) Co Ltd, a private passenger boat operator, deployed 26 boats on Bangkok’s San Saeb and Prawet canals to enhance water flow into the Rama IX-Ramkhamhaeng drainage tunnel.
These private operations have successfully lowered the canal's water level by about 30 centimeters, though passenger services on the San Saeb canal are temporarily suspended until water levels recede to a safe point.

Today 14:32Key points summarised by AI

Siam Amazing Park (formerly Suan Siam) will close for six months for extensive repairs following severe, five-day flooding that completely submerged the park.
Damage is estimated at 100 million baht, far exceeding the 2011 "super flood" and affecting all amusement equipment and the artificial lake.
The park plans major renovations, while its zoo section will permanently close, donating animals to the Zoological Organisation of Thailand.
The CEO will seek financial loans for repairs, acknowledging significant revenue loss during the high tourism season closure.