"Big cleaning day" in Nakorn Sawan & Phitsanulok municipalities where situation has improved dramatically. Phichit, Sukhothai almost normal./@terryfrd

RT @aunonline: RT @wannasiri_ Home of Wim Rungwattanachinda, FROC spokesman, has been flooded. (He lives in Klong Mahasawat area)/via@tulsathit

Dr Seri says Muang Ake will be filled with water today and then the water will move down again.@terryfrd

Residents flee Bangkok as "worst scenario" of flooding approaches

BANGKOK, Oct. 28 (Xinhua)-- "We have prepared almost everything, moving things upstairs, parking our car on an upper ground, but the situation just gets worse and worse, we have to flee the city, " said Chen Xiangxin, a resident in downtown Bangkok.

Chen told Xinhua that although his house has not been inundated yet, the family of five have prepared to move by a rented mini-bus packed with their belongings to Pattaya, a famous tourist attraction in Chon Buri about 2-hour's drive from Bangkok.

The 55-year-old Chinese descendant is one of thousands of Bangkok residents who took the special holiday from Oct. 27 to Oct. 31 to flee the city for fear that the capital might be overwhelmed by the flood water.

In the long-distance bus station in northern Bangkok, travelers were queuing up for tickets that would evacuate them to flood-free areas. Some of them came from other cities to take shelter in Bangkok but only find themselves stranded again.

The rush has prompted the transportation company to add around 1,000 bus trips to carry 200,000 passengers per day. However, many people get in stuck for at least 5 hours due to traffic jam on the outbound highways to Pattaya, Hua Hin and other destinations.

The Flood Relief Operation Command (FORC) said that it had provided shelters in nine provinces for Bangkok evacuees. Deputy governor of Kanchana-buri, a province to the northwest of Bangkok, decided Thursday to open temples and schools to accommodate thousands of evacuees from flood-hit areas including Bangkok for the next 30 days. In Pattaya, Hua Hin and other popular resorts, hotels are providing discounts for flood victims.

The flood has been ravaging the country for more than three months and left 377 people dead but showed no sign of receding. The water level of the Chao Phraya River Friday morning was measured at a record high of 2.47 metres above sea level. The FORC has warned people in Bangkok to brace for the "worst scenario" that might last for 15 days to a month.

-- Xinhua 2011-10-28

Since FROC wouldn't move from flooded area, Govt has opened rooms at Amari hotel at DonMueng for govt employees.~@pump_kt/via@Tulip_Oum

Dr Seri says govt is doing right thing in rejecting road breakup & focusing on canal system for draining water on eastern side.@terryfrd

7.42pm Dr Seri warned Sumutsakorn to keep a close watch as water is on the way to overflow there by 1.0-1.5m. / TR @can_nw

9.49pm Metro Bus Company isn't operating for every routes from 29 - 31 Oct. / TR @ThaiPBS

While Bangkok is being hit by torrential rain, I'm here in Samut Prakan watering my very dry garden/via@RichardBarrow

Closed for traffic

The Nation

Traffic is closed in 21 routes in Bangkok.

According to the police, the closed routes are:

North of Bangkok

1. Vibhavadi Road - (inbound) Memorial Intersection to Laksi Intersection

- (outbond) from Laksi Intersection

2. Phaholyothin Rd (inbound and outbound), from Memorial Intersection to Phaholyothin 50.

3. Kamphaengphet 6 Rd (inbound and outbound) from Muang Ake Village to Thung Song Hong Estate.

4. Songprapha Rd (both sides) from Srisamarn Intersection

5. Cherdvuthakat Rd (both sides)

6. Veruvanaram Rd (both sides)

7. Liab Khlong Song Rd (both sides) from Saphan Poon Intersection to Intersection in front of Royal Thai Airforce’s unit

8. Chantarubeksa Rd (both sides) from Navy Academy to Chatarubeksa Intersection

9. Kosoom Ruamjai Rd

10. Dechatungka Rd

11. Chaeng Wattana Rd (Soi 14)

West of Bangkok

1. Charansanidvongse Rd (both sides) from Bang Phlad Intersection to Rama VII Bridge

2. Sirindhorn Rd (both sides) from Bang Phlad Intersection to Sirindhorn elevated road

3. Arun Amarin Rd (both sides) from Arun Amarin Intersection to Siriraj Hospital

4. Borom Raja Chonnanee Rd (both sides) from Pinklao Bridge Sirindhorn elevated road

5. Borom Raja Chonnanee Rd (both sides) from Buddhamondhol 3 Intersection to Buddhamondhol 4 Intersection

6. Utthayan Rd (both sides) from Utthayan Intersection to Buddhamondhol 3 Intersection

7. Sala Thammasop Rd (both sides)

8. Charansanidvongse Rd (both sides) from Borom Raja Chonnanee Intersection to Bang Khunnon Intersection

9. Elevated frontage road (both sides) from Taling Chan to Buddhamondhol III

10. Buddhamondhol III (both sides) from Borom Raja Chonnanee Intersection to Utthayan Intersection

-- The Nation 2011-10-28

Labour Ministry opens shelter for 1,000 migrant workers in Wat Rai Khing/Nakhon Pathom. Now, housing 421 workers. More planned./via@Biz_TheNation

Near Premprachakorn Canal. Government House is now protected by 1.2m-high brick wall/via@Biz_TheNation

Floods Halt Southbound Trains

UPDATE : 28 October 2011

The State Railway of Thailand has announced suspension of all train trips to the South due to heavy floods at Bang Bamru railway station near Maha Sawat canal./TAN_Network

Lat Prao district chief Bopit Saengkaew: Lad Prao is still safe - water level in Klong Lad Prao 10cm below the barrier. via @spideraumm/via@veen_nt

Water from Laos cleared for shipment

The Nation

A number of 192,000 drinking water bottles worth a total of US$32,000 have been cleared for transportation to the National Stadium.

The water, passing Nong Khai customs checkpoint at 4pm on Friday, is part of aid from Laos to its neighbouring country.

They will be transported to the National Stadium, one of government centres for donations, by eight trucks. Supporting the donation include Beer Lao Co Ltd and Dao Ruang Co Ltd.

-- The Nation 2011-10-28

TR @nnanews: Kittirat says govt planning to borrow Bt600 billion for national infrastructure revamp./via@tulsathit

Miss Earth beauty pageant to be held in Thailand is shifting to another country due to floods. via @Cake_NBC/via@veen_nt

One of the evening news shows showed residents of deep South collecting bottled water for BKK (1 mill so far). Phuket pledging another 1 mil/@terryfrd

8.30pm Ratchadaphisek Rd. in front of Robinson overflowed by 10-15cm. for 100m. / TR @fm91trafficpro

8.28pm Bowornmongkol Temple in Charansanitwong Soi 46 already submerged by waist deep / TR @Rawangpai

Urgent! Taweewattana district has been added to evacuation area TR @tanatpong_nna/via@ASEAN_NEWSROOM

This photo needs an explanation from Phue Thai MP Wanchai: #ThaiFloodEng TR @boomy_NT/via@veen_NT

9.08pm Puttamonthon Sai 3, Sala Thammasop, Tawee Wattana and Salaya now overflowed by waist deep / TR @fm91trafficpro #thaifloodeng

Be careful in Bangkok on Saturday with first high tide at 9:08am. Expect flooding to start an hour before/via@Richardbarrow

28/10 9:00pm Bangkok governor announced that Bangkhen district is now raised to be the closely monitoring zone. via @Rawangpai /via@ThaiFloodEng

28/10 9:15pm (1) FROC announced that according to the survey today, there's no need to dig the road to let the water pass./via@ThaiFloodEng

28/10 9:15pm (2) They're confident that the drainage still good. via @js100radio /via@ThaiFloodEng

INN reports that floodwater outside FROC office and on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road is quickly rising after levees broke./TAN_Network

3 districts that BKK govn has asked residents to evacuate are DonMueng, SaiMai and Bangplad, 90% of the area flooded./@Tulip_Oum

ThaiAirways opened check-in point @ AirportLink Makkasan Station to help flood-related passengers,self-arriving in 3hrs needed

10:09pm Amornchai Villa on Sala Thammasop Rd. submerged by 50cm. / TR @Rawangpai

10:10pm Borommaratchachonnani Rd. inundated by 10-50cm. / TR @Rawangpai

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