Continued Rain Worsens Flood Situation In Thailand

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Continued Rain Worsens Flood Situation

The latest updates on flooding across the country indicates that water is still on the rise in many regions.

Many dams are now filling up to their full capacities.

At Maung Yow Municipality in Lampang Province, torrential rain has caused vast flooding, resulting in a rapid increase of the water-level in the Mae Keang and Mae Yow dams.

Run-off from the Mae Yow River continues to converge into Koh Ka District, where residents in high-risk areas have been warned by officials to closely monitor the situation.

The flood situation in Phitjit is crucial as Nan and Yom river basins still contain a high volume of water.

Many roads have been flooded and cut-off, causing difficulties for travel to Maung Phitjit Municipality and the downtown area.

Highway 117 is the only available route to enter Phijit Province.

The northern line, which passes Phitjit Province, has also been forced to shut down.

Officials have prepared for further flooding by building sand-bag walls in risk areas to keep the floodwater at bay for the safety of economic areas and government offices in the area.

However, urban areas are expected to experience severe flooding if there is another torrential rain.

Elsewhere, local residents in Tah Lan Municipality in Ban Mor District of Sara Buri Province have been forced to evacuate due to the collapse of the Tah Lan Dam, which submerged nine villages.

Volunteered officials and soldiers are helping victims from more than 1,000 households to evacuate from risk areas.

In Nakon Ratchasima Province, torrential downpour has caused the water-level in large dams to increase continuously, including Lam Pra Plerng and Lam Takong dams, causing watercourses under the dams to overflow into some riverbanks areas.

At Pi Mai Dam, which receives water from downtown Nakon Ratchasima Province and Pak Tongchai District, officials are removing water-blocking hyacinths and garbage to accelerate the water discharging into the Moon River to flow into Burirum Province.

-- Tan Network 2011-09-29

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Northeastern residents told to brace themselves for two tropical storms

BANGKOK, 29 September 2011 (NNT)-The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has issued an alert for people in the northeastern region against two tropical storms ‘Haitang’ and ‘Nesat’ moving from southern China.

Residents of Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon, Beung Kan, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Loei and Nong Bua Lamphu should be aware of possible dangers when the two storms make landfall.

Haitang and Nesat are expected to cast off heavy rainfalls which could eventually lead to an overflow near the embankment and flood homes. Riverside residents are under evacuation alert and told to move their valuables and belongings to higher grounds.

-- NNT 2011-09-29

[Kwasaki]

Yep and more to come just seen on Aljazera weather news 2 cyclones heading for Vietnam.

[Newguy70]

You would think that year after year the news would actually be, what has been done to resolve the flooding in Thailand etc etc That's news. Or questioning the proper officials as to WHY nothing has been done to resolve the flooding.This isn't rocket science folks.

[Tanaka]

You would think that year after year the news would actually be, what has been done to resolve the flooding in Thailand etc etc That's news. Or questioning the proper officials as to WHY nothing has been done to resolve the flooding.This isn't rocket science folks.

But it is the result of Thai science.