Pathum Thani invokes law to prevent residents from obstructing officers' work in reinforcing flood barriers/TAN_Network

Following reports of locals obstructing officials' work in reinforcing flood barriers, Pathum Thani Province has invoked a law to ban such action./TAN_Network

4.52 Cars difficulty pass Charoen Krung Rd.,Soi Charoen Krung 22 by reason of abt 30 cm. flood (via @fm91trafficpro )/Via@Porpich

Foodland Pattaya now enforcing water rationing/@bazmib

@bazmlb- Foodland supermarket pattaya is rationing bottled water due to spilled over high demand from bangkok and central region/Via@jpana1

Chao Phraya tide highest level today 2.18 m. at 4.19PM and lowest 1.72 m. at 11.30PM, (via @js100radio )/Via@Porpich

PM Discusses Measures to Help Flooded Entrepreneurs

UPDATE : 23 October 2011

During a meeting with the industry minister, finance minister, commerce minister, representatives from industrial estates and the Federation of Thai Industries and officials from the Board of Investment, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra discussed measures to help flooded businesses.

It was agreed that financial institutions will prepare enough cash as loans for entrepreneurs to renovate their businesses and offer low interest.

Moreover, damages from the flood can be used by entrepreneurs as a tax exemption while the BOI will offer an extension of tax privileges.

The measures will be discussed further tomorrow and will be proposed to Cabinet on Tuesday for approval.

-- Tan Network 2011-10-23

Goods Shortage Being Seen

UPDATE : 23 October 2011

Bangkok residents are reporting about the difficulties in purchasing goods such as drinking water, canned good and eggs due to a shortage. Moreover, vegetable prices have gone up drastically because wholesale fresh markets on the outskirts have been flooded.

-- Tan Network 2011-10-23

Plodprasob urges govt to tell truth

Science Minister Plodprasob Surassawadee Sunday urged the government to tell all the truth to Bangkokians and predicted that all parts of Bangkok will be flooded more than a month.

Plodprasob, the head of the National Disaster Warning Centre, said the government should immediately give all the truth to the people without worrying that the truth would cause panic among the public members.

Plodprasob said the people should be warned as early as possible about flooding of their areas and the government must clearly provide refuge for the people and their evacuation places should be as close to their homes as possible.

Plodprasob said the government should also update the information for the public every 15 minutes so that they would know where they could go to escape flooding.

-- The Nation 2011-10-23

Who would ever have thought that water becomes scarce in Bangkok./Via@BangkokDan

Little good news: FROC is going to solve the shortage of consumer products. (After over a week, they have learned about a problem.)/Via@veen_NT

Flooding at knee level in some areas in Saphan Mai District; boots,construction materials,medicine selling well/TAN_Network

Urgent! Pa Manee a patron of 500 dogs, faces 2 metres flood. need 10 wheel truck to rescue dogs tonight. Pls call 0853569225, 0869908902

Officials reinforce flood barrier @ Don Mueang Airport after water on VibhavadiRangsit Rd rose 10cm, coming frm sewer /TANN

Pattaya Beer Suppliers run out of San Miguel beer due to broken supply chain

6.17PM One child was bitten by a crocodile in Bang Bua Thong bit.ly/oQv4Q9 (via @thaiflood ) #thaifloodeng

Labor Ministry to use Bt1.2 bln from social security fund to distribute Bt2,000 to each of 600,000 employees out of work from flooding

Tesco in Rama 9 out of Leo and Condoms, someone is enjoying the flood

Water from Chee river overflowd Mahasarakam, over 8,000,000 sq.m. rice fields were damaged (via @MatichonOnline ) #thaifloodeng

Thai Premier Says Flood Severity in Downtown Bangkok ‘Unclear’ (Bloomberg) buswk.co/rnW6Zs #ThaiFloodEng

6.18 Electricity in Suan Kaew temple's already cut. Many torches & cages needed to evacuate dogs & cats (via @js100radio ) /Via@porpich

Eastwater Company installs 4 water pumps in 2 pumping stations in Chachoengsao to speed up drainage of water into Bangpakong River/TAN_Network

Bang Pakong overflows banks in Chaochengsao; will have to bear the flood for 3 months (Bangkok Post)/Via@RichardBarrow

Ongoing flood has caused economic losses of over Bt400bln so far: Thai Chamber of Commerce.

BANGKOK, Oct 23 – Initial damages from the flood crisis on the Thai economy are likely to exceed 400 billion baht, excluding successive impacts and chain of effects to providing goods and service to customers, said Pornsil Patchritanakul, Deputy Secretary-General of the Board of Trade of Thailand.

If flooding hits Bangkok’s business areas, the damage could climb another 120 billion baht per month, as the capital’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is about one trillion baht each year.

Mr Pornsil said he wanted to see the government manage the flood problem systematically and build investors’ confidence by pledging a future safe from flooding.

Meanwhile, Mr Payungsak Chartsutipol, Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said the initial damage on the industrial sector, after seven large industrial estates were submerged, was about 300-400 billion baht and the hardest hit industries were auto and auto parts, electrical appliance and electronics.

Losses from a trading halt of automobile and electrical appliance businesses and other businesses were about 100 billion baht per month. The damages also depend on how long flood will last.

The FTI planned to meet entrepreneurs from flood-hit industrial estates, the Japan External Trade Organization, or JETRO and Japanese Chamber of Commerce on Oct 26 to discuss assistance in draining the flood water from industrial estates after the flood level was stable. The FTI will also set up a team to oversee integrated rehabilitation.

Ninnart Chaithirapinyo, FTI’s honorary chairman of the Automotive Industry Club said the current flood has more impact on the Thai auto industry than with the tsunami in Japan in March when auto production dropped by 30 per cent.

The ongoing flood has forced the auto industry to suspend production for about two weeks so far and auto production will likely be halted for further one and a half month, which could cause production loss of 70,000-80,000 units or about 50 billion baht in total. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2011-10-23

2 crocodiles captured in Bangbuathong, Nonthaburi while 2 more are on the loose/TANN_Network

If you found Crocodiles or any clues>> Call Crocodile Hunter Mr.JaroenChai 081-607-6332 /Via@little_susy

FROC head Plodprasop refutes speculation of sulfuric acid chemical leak at Ladkrabang Industrial Estate/TAN_Network

2 Crocodiles Captured in Nonthaburi

UPDATE : 23 October 2011

Officials in Bangbuathong, Nonthaburi were able to capture 2 crocodiles today as they were wading in flood water on a road. One weighed 70 kilograms and was 2 meters long while the other one was 1 meter long.

Locals said they saw 4 crocodiles in total so 2 more are on the loose. One of the two is said to be as long as 4 meters.

-- Tan Network 2011-10-23

FROC warned all BKK residents for 1 m. flood as now all water gates opened. Tonight water'll get highest @ 9PM/Via@Porpich

Thai govt to boost food supply in flood-braced Bangkok

by Thanaporn Promyamyai

BANGKOK, October 23, 2011 (AFP) - The Thai government said Sunday it would set up a distribution centre in Bangkok to help replenish empty supermarket shelves as residents readied for floods that have so far largely spared the capital.

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