Some flooded areas in Bangkok may be declared disaster zones

[snoop1130]

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is considering whether to declare some areas in the capital disaster zones, so financial assistance can be provided to flood victims, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said today (Wednesday).

 

He said that the matter is not yet concluded, as the city administration will have to assess the damage in the affected areas, in accordance with the guidelines of the Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, and more consultations are required because, in such a case, the city administration will have to secure funding from the government.

 

He did admit, however, that the flooding situation in some areas of the city remains critical.

 

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[Gottfrid]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is considering whether to declare some areas in the capital disaster zones

Looking at the picture above, that might be a good idea.

[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation,

That's the disaster zone right there.

[Dont confuse me]

The government have been warned for years about this. I could be wrong but I think they actually had a team of engineers over from Holland to advise them on what action to take.

Obviously this would have mean paying for any work ....you can guess the rest!

[Photoguy21]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

That's the disaster zone right there.

They may not have decided what constitutes a disaster zone yet.

[freedomnow]

Is there major flooding around BTS National stadium if anyone is around there or knows...

[soi3eddie]

10 minutes ago, freedomnow said:

Is there major flooding around BTS National stadium if anyone is around there or knows...

If there is any flooding around National Stadium then that truly would be a disaster. 

I'm hoping that these floods don't escalate to the levels (or worse) than 2011.