- Title: Turning the tides: Flooded Thai noodle stall buzzing with customers
- Date: 16th October 2022
- Summary: NAKHON PATHOM PROVINCE, THAILAND (OCTOBER 15, 2022) (REUTERS) DRONE FOOTAGE OF THA CHIN RIVER (MUTE) VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE EATING AT NOODLE STALL ON RIVERSIDE, BELOW THE BRIDGE (MUTE) SMALL BOY SITTING ON TOP OF THE CHAIR AND FEEDING FISH WHILE EATING NOODLE FISHES IN WATER SWIMMING NEAR PEOPLE PEOPLE SITTING AT FLOODED NOODLE STALL VARIOUS OF MAN STANDING AND
- Embargoed: 30th October 2022 02:16
- Keywords: Thailand flood noodle rising tides riverside stall water
- Location: NAKHON PATHOM PROVINCE, THAILAND
- City: NAKHON PATHOM PROVINCE, THAILAND
- Country: Thailand
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Human Interest/Brights/Odd News,Society/Social Issues,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA001251715102022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Seizing opportunity from the high tides, a Thai noodle stall situated along the Tha Chin River in central Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, is buzzing with constant flow of customers young and old despite the stall being in knee-deep water.
The heavy rain from the Nobu storm last month, coupled with the release of water from several dams in the northeastern provinces have caused high tides and overflowing of the rivers which eventually streams into the Chao Phraya River. Riverside housing and residents along the river are mostly facing metres deep floodwaters.
But this does not seem to faze Pa Jit Chicken Noodle stall that sits under a highway bridge and has been opened for over 30 years.
"I didn't think I would open the shop at first, with the rising water level, who's going to come to eat? But because there were fish and the customers still come to visit. It gave me strength to keep going," Pornkamol Prangprempree, the stall owner, told Reuters on Saturday (October 15).
"We get a lot of customers now because they look forward to feeding the fish, and it's like getting a feet spa at the same time too," she added.
Pornkamol said that this year, the level of water is rising quickly. It took only about 10 days for the water to rise to knee level this time around.
Meanwhile, the school of Tinfoil Tarps seems to be popular among young children, who were pouring the fish food into the water, as their parents were seen standing and slurping noodles to avoid getting wet.
Various parts of Thailand, including the north, northeastern and central regions, are facing with severe flooding on and off over at least the past month, affecting over 224,000 households.
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