Flood Death Toll Rises, More Heavy Rain Over Thailand

[Lite Beer]

Flood death toll rises, more heavy rain over Thailand

BANGKOK, Sept 11 - Thais are bracing for more heavy downpours following those which have already wreaked havoc in many provinces and left more than 80 dead nationwide, and the Meteorological Department warns that most parts of the country will be pounded by heavy to very heavy rains today and tomorrow.

The capital and its vicinity should be prepared for flooding.

Residents living in areas where foothills meet the lowlands, and along waterways, are also warned of possible flash floods.

Speaking to reporters after inspecting the hardest-hit area of Uttaradit's Nampad district, Director-General Wiboon Sanguanpong of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said search teams are racing to locate four missing villagers. So far three corpses--two men and one woman--have been retrieved. About 700 households have been majorly damaged.

Abhisit Vejjajiva, opposition Democrat party leader, and key party executives brought relief supplies donated by the public to help flood victims in the province. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is scheduled to visit the villagers later in the day and will come up with measures to further help them.

In other developments, incessant downpours since Saturday night until Sunday morning raised the water level of the Chao Phraya River additional 5-7 centimetres as the river running through the central provinces of Ang Thong and Ayutthaya.

Maitri Pitinanont, chief of irrigation projects in Ayutthaya, said efforts to drain floodwaters to other fields are under way to help ease hardship of residents along riverbanks. Villagers in Bangban and Sena districts fear that this year's water volume will be much more than last year.

In its latest warning issued on Sunday, the meteorological department urged residents in much of the country to brace themselves for heavy and very heavy downpours as there is an intense monsoon trough lying across the Central, East and Lower Northeast. In addition, the strong southwest monsoon prevailing over the Andaman Sea, the South and the Gulf of Thailand are likely to cause torrential rain and isolated heavy to very heavy rail falls much of the country.

Provinces at risk are Tak, Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Saraburi, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram, Surin, Si Sa Ket, Roi Et, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Trat, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Ranong, Phangnga, Phuket, Krabi and Satun, according to the announcement.

Strong winds and waves in the Andaman Sea and the upper Gulf of Thailand are likely to reach 2-3 metres high. All ships should proceed with caution and small boats keep ashore during the next one to two days. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2011-09-11

[spirit47]

Nakhon Sawan not in the list, but 9 from 15 floodet now, still raining next weeks...

How to find out wich roads can go? I don't find anything about this, no Map show actually floodet areas, can you help me?

I plan to go from BKK to Chiang Mai by Car, is there a way?

Why busses can go?

Beware for falling trees and walls, the soil is like a full sponge, we lost 2 old trees this year.

[Lite Beer]

Water level in rivers increases by almost 10 cm in Ayutthaya

AYUTTHAYA, 11 September 2011 (NNT)-The water levels in the Chao Phraya River have reached 5-7 centimeters higher last night while it continues to rain, prompting fears among residents that the situation could be worse than last year.

Rain had been pouring continuously last night in Angthong and Ayutthaya provinces before it became intermittent throughout the night. The water levels in The Chao Phraya and Noi Rivers rose as a result of the rain.

According to the Royal Irrigation Department’s Ayutthaya Office, the water from other provinces has inundated rivers in the Chao Phraya as residents tried to keep their provinces from flooding. Residents of Bang Ban and Sena districts have voiced their concerns over the river overflow as they live near the embankment.

The inundated areas in Ayutthaya are expected to be drained soon while rice farmers have been told to harvest their crops quickly to prevent damage to their crops.

-- NNT 2011-09-11

[londonthai]

after the whole day of rain, my house in Taling Chan, Thonburi, Bangkok, finally gave up to the flush flood. That's the first time in it's history.

the largish khlong close to the house has overspilled, nowhere to pump water out.

it's still raining, doesn't look good for the coming weeks

[Rainmon]

Pattaya: rained for hours last night, finally had to walk 400 meters in knee high water to get home, still raining tonight most of the day...

Edited September 11, 2011 by Rainmon

[ginjag]

after the whole day of rain, my house in Taling Chan, Thonburi, Bangkok, finally gave up to the flush flood. That's the first time in it's history.

the largish khlong close to the house has overspilled, nowhere to pump water out.

it's still raining, doesn't look good for the coming weeks

Driving from Udon to the eastern seaboard Korat by-pass-highway 2, big traffic jam, ROAD UNDER WATER......and Pattaya awash, TAT--reminder to all your silly ideas of getting tourists here, you had better hurry as it's like a ghost town compared to years ago. Normally 8 hours to do the trip-today 13hours, but did benefit from the petrol (91) around36 bht litr..........instead of 1,500 bht--todays price 1,100.--630 kilometers. cannot grumble at that.

Just to note re-flooding, many Thai people are losing possessions because they are opting to build block walls on the ground level and use this for living quarters, floods come and bingo-house swamped-thinking western style a good Idea--it is in the west--they are forgetting why they used to build on stilts---no flooding-less intruders -snakes and creepy crawly's, and no damp. So not such a good idea to get rid of your buffalo. also in the fields with so much water -where the buffalo was in it's element--these new red K tractor things are a dead loss............so much for progress, His majesty was quite correct pointing these things out a while ago, but the Thais didn't listen too well as always. A few of us do see things up country you know, Some of the city posters should get around more. 55555555555 Ha Ha cheers.

[Thai at Heart]

Where we are up country, central issaan, this is the most sustained rain in 10 years I reckon.

Bangkok avoided it by inches last year, but I can't see how they can stop it flooding very badly this year. The sheer amount of rain this year has to go out somewhere