Thai Authorities Warn of Possible Flooding in Bangkok and Adjacent Provinces

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Royal Irrigation Department has warned authorities in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani provinces to brace for possible flooding, after the department decided to increase the discharge rate of the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat, in anticipation of more heavy rainfall.

 

Ayutthaya irrigation project director Thanakorn Tantikul said the decision was taken to prevent floods in the northern part of the country, as a monsoon trough makes its way down the length of the country towards the Central Plains and upper South. Provinces downstream of Chai Nat have been advised to prepare for a possible surge of water from the dam, which may cause floods in low-lying areas.

 

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government is preparing plans to prevent floods in the more central and southern parts of the country, including Bangkok and its adjacent provinces, as heavy rain was still reported in isolated pockets, meaning the risk of flash floods and landslides remains high.

 

He said the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has been instructed to come up with a plan to deal with the nation’s flood problem. The department will also dispatch officials and equipment, such as water pumps and rescue boats, to help those affected.

 

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[Crossy]

But "there will be no floods!!"

 

Trouble is, they will prevent/reduce flooding in BKK itself and us poor sods just north will get it ???? 

[rodknock]

another year, another story why there is flooding.

the government has no idea how to come up with a plane to prevent flooding.

it is either flooding or drought, they have no idea how to handle it.

 

[MrJ2U]

This should get interesting if Bangkok proper gets flooded.

 

This junta can't catch a break.

[Gold Star]

Although I think dispatching the officials responsible is a good idea, it will only add to the flooding, as each body displaces 1 litre of floodwater per kg of body mass.

[bobandyson]

16 minutes ago, Crossy said:

But "there will be no floods!!"

Trouble is, they will prevent/reduce flooding in BKK itself and us poor sods just north will get it ???? 

In 2011 I was 300m away on the wrong side of big bag barricade in Don Meuang. I hope they don't try that again.

 

[Seismic]

33 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:

This should get interesting if Bangkok proper gets flooded.

 

This junta can't catch a break.

They have had several years to come up with a plan to prevent/mitigate flooding, why should they get a break when they only decide to do something now, when it is far too late?

[zzaa09]

12 minutes ago, Seismic said:

They have had several years to come up with a plan to prevent/mitigate flooding, why should they get a break when they only decide to do something now, when it is far too late?

Continuing to cement over a region that is largely below sea level isn't much of a plan - 100 + years on. 

 

[Will B Good]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He said the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has been instructed to come up with a plan to deal with the nation’s flood problem.

Which begs the question......what the hell have they been doing, if not coming up with plans?

Edited September 29, 2021 by Will B Good

[robblok]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

But "there will be no floods!!"

 

Trouble is, they will prevent/reduce flooding in BKK itself and us poor sods just north will get it ???? 

That is how it went last time. I hope for you things stay ok. I still got furniture in my old home so I hope it stays dry there.

 

 

[KeeTua]

Too much fake news these days. Prayut did not say "there will be no floods" in his 15 Sept. Facebook post. He said:

 

“Prepare a contingency plan deal with the water situation in a systematic way.”

 

"...water situation this year "Not worrying" as in 2011, however I have ordered continuous surveillance until the end of the rainy season."

 

From his Thai Facebook post 15 September https://www.facebook.com/prayutofficial/
“เตรียมแผนเผชิญเหตุ รับมือสถานการณ์น้ำอย่างเป็นระบบ”

สถานการณ์น้ำในปีนี้ "ไม่น่าเป็นห่วง" เหมือนปี 2554 แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม ผมได้สั่งการให้มีการเฝ้าระวังอย่างต่อเนื่องจนหมดหน้าฝน

 

[trainman34014]

Couldn't happen to nicer people; i wish them a pleasant voyage !

[klauskunkel]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has been instructed to come up with a plan to deal with the nation’s flood problem

planning is sooo hard..., let's form a committee!

[tonray]

Nonthaburi right now....raining as hard as I have ever seen. This storm will not quit. Moving important papers to second floor, cutting power to first floor before I go to bed each night. Stress free retirement my (***)

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Royal Irrigation Department has warned authorities in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani provinces to brace for possible flooding, after the department decided to increase the discharge rate of the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat, in anticipation of more heavy rainfall.

Prayut... No floods.

Bangkok governor... No floods.

Irrigation dept, brace for floods.

Useless people.

 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, Seismic said:

They have had several years to come up with a plan to prevent/mitigate flooding, why should they get a break when they only decide to do something now, when it is far too late?

Plans and prevention cost money, why spend it to help the people when they can be left to help themselves.

 

[LivinLOS]

13 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

This should get interesting if Bangkok proper gets flooded.

 

This junta can't catch a break.

I think they have got lucky with the weather this time.. 

Major storm came through and caused the surgewaters.. But its calmed down and not stayed solid so that surge could well be absorbed in the central plains and not build up a wall of water they cannot deal with.. If the next few days stay 'ok' in the north and central, and thats how it appears, they should just get away with it. 

[Crossy]

This is my river level reference, we are in Pathum Thani.

 

Monday 27th.

 

 

Thursday 30th (today)

 

 

When the water gets more than half way up the fence on the green house we start to worry.

 

 

[crazykopite]

The mind boggles no investment in flood relief in a major Asian city as they much prefer the money to be spent on Chinese rust buckets that they call submarines I wonder if they will paint them Yellow !!!!!

[vandeventer]

12 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Continuing to cement over a region that is largely below sea level isn't much of a plan - 100 + years on. 

 

Your dead right, and every time it floods people move out and a lot come to Chiang Mai. It should have not been made the largest city in Thailand in the first place. One bad storm coming from Japan could wipe it out.

[Expat68]

Bound to happen with all the rain that as fallen in the past month in North East Issaan

[mtls2005]

12 hours ago, KeeTua said:

Too much fake news these days. Prayut did not say "there will be no floods" in his 15 Sept. Facebook post.

 

And, of course, the word "flood" has been replaced with "water waiting to drain away".

 

 

[ignis]

1 hour ago, tonray said:

Nonthaburi right now....raining as hard as I have ever seen. This storm will not quit. Moving important papers to second floor, cutting power to first floor before I go to bed each night. Stress free retirement my (***)

Nonthaburi is a large area, live far west end and here is dry the sun is shining so far

[chaihot]

14 hours ago, rodknock said:

another year, another story why there is flooding.

the government has no idea how to come up with a plane to prevent flooding.

it is either flooding or drought, they have no idea how to handle it.

 

My wife told me that when asked about the flooding potential in a Thai publication, Prayut said "all Thais must come together to pray that the weather doesn't affect us".    LOL

[clivebaxter]

Never seems to flood over the river in Thonburi, might have something to do with not filling in so many klongs and a relative lack of concrete 

[SymS]

I wonder how much of that is due to people throwing packages, plastic bags and face masks all over the place and blocking water drains.
A few weeks ago, I stayed in a house, and decided the clean the "klong", which was dry at the time, as I was fed up with the dirt, and the concrete pipe that was suppose to drain the water was completely blocked by garbage.

After cleaning, face masks, plastic plastic, bottle quickly restarted to accumulate dropped by the side of the road...
 

[kennw]

15 hours ago, rodknock said:

another year, another story why there is flooding.

the government has no idea how to come up with a plane to prevent flooding.

it is either flooding or drought, they have no idea how to handle it.

 

True to name Knocker, so what would you do if given the responsibility?

[Joules]

15 hours ago, Crossy said:

But "there will be no floods!!"

 

Trouble is, they will prevent/reduce flooding in BKK itself and us poor sods just north will get it ???? 

Tell me about it.  I am in an area they designated as a "monkey cheek" area.  They have dug deep ponds all over and completely changed the topography so that water will not flow to the rivers.  What will happen is that my area, Bangkrathum (and Phichit and Nakhon Sawan) will be thoroughly flooded in an attempt to hold the water back from Bangkok.  the poor peasants around here have no idea that they have been sacrificed to the Bangkok god..  In a more civilized country, there would be a rebellion over this.

[David T Pike]

Too bad it wont wash away Covid! Then they would lettur rip! 

[kingstonkid]

The challenges are many with flood control.  First you have to have the land to establish the reservoirs or lakes for run off.  That means that a Thai has to sell his land.  That is a definite issue.

You see this in a lot of countries, Pakistan was almost hilarious when I lived there.  People without a home found a great dry hard ground place to build their dung houses.  They build  them and live a good life for about 6 months until monsoon season hits.  Yep you got it the hard dry ground was actually a waterway that dried up when there was no rain and became one mother of a river.

 

Every year I enjoyed going to immigration in PT until they moved because in October you never knew how far through the river overflow you would have to walk or where the immigration office was moved to.