Volunteer engineers fan out in flooded Ubon

By The Nation

 

 

The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) has arranged for expert volunteers to assess the condition of buildings affected by floods in Ubon Ratchathani Wednesday through Saturday (October 9-12) to help get life there get back to normal.

 

Thanet Weerasiri, chairman of the institute under the patronage of His Majesty the King, said the flood situation had improved in several provinces, but Ubon Ratchathani, Yasothon, Roi Et and Si Sa Ket were still suffering. 

 

“In Ubon Ratchathani alone, over 400 residences were destroyed and 5,000 were partially damaged, and many people haven’t been able to return to their homes,” he said.

 

“Volunteers with experience in engineering will check building structures and give victims advice on how to resume their normal lives.”

 

EIT secretary-general Somchit Peumpremsuk said the volunteers would carry checklists as they examine structural and facility soundness, moving from floor to floor as well as noting the surrounding terrain.

 

“Before entering any area, they’ll make sure there are no risks such as electricity leakage or possibilities of collapse,” Somchit said.

 

The EIT will process images, messages and videos the volunteers submit via a phone application and live images from weather satellite Brada. 

 

The processed data will then be sent back to the volunteers to evaluate and advise homeowners.

 

“Three colours will represent the evaluation results – green means the house is safe, yellow it needs some repairs and red means risky to occupy,” Somchit said.

 

Full story: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30377233 

 

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Very sad; got to get them back to 'normal' conditions of living in shacks with tin roof's just to wait for the next flood to come along !

Meanwhile they are pushing through a 7 billion USD high speed railway system. ????Seems they got it backwards. ???? 

11 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

Very sad; got to get them back to 'normal' conditions of living in shacks with tin roof's just to wait for the next flood to come along !

You can see the wealth divide very nicely in this post photo... while the rich & famous live in multi million palaces, the upper class lavish themselves in high price city condo's these poor northern folk still live in what can only be termed as shacks or out-buildings.

But it's Ok as Prayuth has vowed to bring equal opportunities for all, I bet they can't wait.... the only thing he omitted to say was when  !