Bang Sai Floods: Kidney Patient Uses Foam for Hospital Access
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Key Quotes
"Normally it is already difficult even without floods, but when it floods it becomes even more difficult; regardless, we must go out to make a living, because if we don't, we have nothing to eat."
ปกติไม่ท่วมก็ลำบากอยู่แล้ว พอน้ำท่วมก็ยิ่งลำบากกันไปใหญ่ แต่ยังไงก็ต้องออกไปทำมาหากิน เพราะถ้าไม่ทำก็ไม่มีกิน
Key Entities
Place
Bang Sai(บางไทร)
A district in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province currently experiencing severe flooding.
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya(พระนครศรีอยุธยา)
The province where the flooding is occurring.
A dam in Chai Nat Province that increased water discharge to 2,500 cubic meters per second.
The province where the Chao Phraya Dam is located.
A river whose water discharge from Rama 6 Dam contributed to the flooding.
Rama 6 Dam(เขื่อนพระราม 6)
A dam in Tha Ruea District that discharged 552 cubic meters per second into the Pa Sak River.
The district where the Rama 6 Dam is located.
Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan(วัดพนัญเชิงวรวิหาร)
A temple near the junction where Pa Sak River water merges with the Chao Phraya River.
The river whose rising levels caused flooding in Bang Sai communities.
Mai Tra Sub-district(ต.ไม้ตรา)
A sub-district in Bang Sai District where vulnerable groups face travel difficulties.
Organization
Sena Hospital(โรงพยาบาลเสนา)
The medical facility where Wallop Saetae travels for kidney dialysis.
Person
Wallop Saetae(วัลลภ แซ่แต้)
A 70-year-old kidney patient who must use a foam sheet to leave his house for treatment.
Wasana Korawijit(วาสนา กรวิจิตร์)
A 47-year-old resident of the affected community in Bang Sai District.