Wat Hua Suan floods: 96-year-old monk rescued in ice bucket

MGR Online•Society•19d ago

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Monks at Wat Hua Suan in Chachoengsao used a large ice bucket to evacuate an ailing 96-year-old monk as floodwaters reached waist height.

•Floodwaters at Wat Hua Suan in Bang Khla District, Chachoengsao, have risen to waist level.
•Monks used a large ice bucket to transport Luang Ta Wong Sukprasert, aged 96, to safety because the temple lacked boats.
•Wat Hua Suan is serving as a temporary shelter and a distribution center for relief supplies.
•The incident was reported on October 4 at 16:30.

•Wat Hua Suan is over 120 years old and has experienced previous floods, but the current water level is higher than the previous record of knee-height.
•Floodwaters have reached waist level at the temple courtyard, rendering the crematorium unusable for funerals.
•Monks at Wat Hua Suan moved carpets, temple utensils, and sound equipment to higher ground to prevent damage.
•Monks transported Luang Ta Wong Sukprasert, who is ill and unable to help himself, from his living quarters to the Maha Chedi area using a large ice bucket.
•Safe areas remaining at Wat Hua Suan include the dining hall, the glass room building, and the Maha Chedi.
•Wat Hua Suan has opened its parking lot and the area under the Maha Chedi base as a temporary shelter and parking for affected residents.
•Wat Hua Suan prepared 500 relief bags for distribution, supported by donations of food and shrimp from local residents and entrepreneurs.
•Phra Maha Weerasak Thitadhammo stated that the Provincial Ecclesiastical Governor of Chachoengsao is using Wat Hua Suan as a hub to distribute aid to other temples in Bang Khla District.

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Wat Hua Suan(วัดหัวสวน)

A temple over 120 years old in Samet Tai Subdistrict, Bang Khla District, Chachoengsao, currently serving as a flood relief center.

Chachoengsao Province(จ.ฉะเชิงเทรา)ℹ️

The province where the flooding at Wat Hua Suan is occurring.

Bang Khla District(อ.บางคล้า)ℹ️

The district in Chachoengsao Province where Wat Hua Suan is located.

Luang Ta Wong Sukprasert(หลวงตาวงศ์ สุขประเสริฐ)

A 96-year-old monk at Wat Hua Suan who is ill due to old age and was rescued using an ice bucket.

Phra Maha Weerasak Thitadhammo(พระมหาวีระศักดิ์ ฐิตธัมโม)

A 60-year-old monk at Wat Hua Suan and a Dhamma teacher who provided information on the flood situation.

Provincial Ecclesiastical Governor of Chachoengsao(เจ้าคณะจังหวัดฉะเชิงเทรา)

The official providing support to flood-affected temples and using Wat Hua Suan as a distribution hub.