Thailand Live Sunday 30 Oct 2011

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Production issue frm #ThaiFloodENG at Mahasawad Water Treatment Plant fixed at 5AM,but weak water flow con't for outlying districts./TAN_Network

Police chief orders setting up of relief centers in flooded provinces/TAN_Network

INN: Don Muang flooding critical, over 600 residents refuse to evacuate/TAN_Network

Abac Poll shows public stressed over flooding/TAN_Network

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Mahasawat tap water production resumes normal operations/TAN_Network

MWA treatment plant at Mahasawat resumes producing normal tap water since 5am after production is cut because of low quality raw water/MCOT

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Spring News: Energy minister plans 180 water pumps to siphon water out of flooded industrial estatesTAN_Network

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ABAC Poll: 74.9% of Bangkok residents dissatisfied by govt's approach to helping flood victims; 61.9% give PM chance to work to tackle flood/MCOT

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A few local news report indicates water is creeping into Samut Sakhon area, water level now (10.20am) at about 10-20cm high /via@ASEAN_NEWSROOM

Defense minister, army chief, navy chief inspect flooded Bangkoks’s Taweewattana District /TAN_Network

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Right now in Bangkok, many people never had as little to eat whereas many have their fridges stuffed like never before./via@BangkokDan

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yes it is true, we have Crocs in Sukhumvit./@HillmanLentz

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Any corporate interested in supporting production of "'judnak Bag' ถุง"จัดหนัก" http://t.co/KtIDXSnz - contact @iamdesignaholic. (1)/via@veen_NT

(2) any1wants to distribute "judnak Bag" to flood victims, pls contact FB page on.fb.me/ocDBSp. 1st lot to roll out this Mon./via@veen_NT

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RT @suthichai:RT@koi2520:Chula shelter need milk powder for children. Please donate at Sala Prakeaw /via@jeenina

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Flood relief center chief plans to propose extension of extra flood holidays to PM. /TAN_Network

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(9.35am) Water creeping from Cheang Wattana (outbound) to North Park -expecting to flow to Ngamwongwan. TR @Neaw_NBC/via@veen_NT

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via @Biz_TheNation: Flood water drainage rate towards E./W of Bkk at faster rate;Thonburi drains 70% of incoming water;raising water level 4-5 cm/day there/NATION_NEWS

Residents at Sam Sen Road, Soi 21,23 rush to move out their homes after flood overflows; Water from Sai Mai district inundates Ramindra area/MCOT

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Shelters in Nine Provinces Arranged to Accommodate Flood Victims

The Government has prepared shelters in nine provinces to accommodate flood victims from Bangkok, if the flooding situation worsens.

According to the Flood Relief Operations Center, the nine provinces include Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Chachoengsao, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, and Nahon Ratchasima.

Most shelters in these provinces are located in educational institutions, military camps, and large government offices. Authorities have already coordinated the arrangements of the shelters, and the Army and other relevant agencies have worked out a contingency plan to cope with the situation. However, a warning will be issued in advance, so that local residents will prepare to gather in certain spots, where officials will take them out of the flood-risk areas. The Ministry of Transport and the Army will work together to take them to the shelters in the nine provinces.

Army Commander-in-Chief, General Prayuth Chan-O-Cha, said that His Majesty the King and members of the Royal Family were very concerned over the plights of flood victims. He said that His Majesty had told the military to fully assist the people in every way possible. The Army Commander-in-Chief stressed that the military would work closely with the Government in bringing the flood problem under control, saying that soldiers had been mobilized from various parts of the country to help distressed residents.

The flooding in Bangkok is likely to last between 15 days and one month. The Flood Relief Operations Center said that evacuation was necessary in only certain areas of Bangkok and that not all districts of the city needed to be evacuated. The police were instructed to step up efforts to look after the people’s property and deal strictly with incidents of theft.

The Metropolitan Electricity Authority, meanwhile, is confident that the floods would not affect power distribution to the inner districts of Bangkok, so offices, shopping centers, hospitals, and other facilities in the areas are still able to continue their operations.

In order to facilitate the travel of passengers to Suvarnabhumi Airport during the flooding situation, Thai Airways International is providing additional check-in counters at the Airport Rail Link in the Makkasan station. Passengers for Thai Airways International may check-in their luggage and personal belongings at THAI’s check-in counters, located on the third floor of the Airport Rail Link. The service began on October 28, from 07.00 to 21.00 hr, with the exception of passengers traveling to the United States on the Bangkok – Los Angeles route, as they are required to check-in at Suvarnabhumi Airport only.

Thai Airways International still operates flights as normal at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Please call 02-356-1111 for flight information.

Foreign Office, The Government Public Relations Department

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Water expert Tanawat on radio this morning: Bangkok starts a critical period from today until the next three days. via @suthichai/via@veen_NT

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Wittaya assures good care for patients transferred from hospitals in Bangkok

The Nation on Sunday

Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri assured yesterday that critical patients transferred from flood-hit hospitals to other places would receive good care and the ministry would arrange their trips home once flooding recedes.

Witthaya visited transferred patients at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital yesterday. He said the ministry had transferred 340 critical patients from flood-hit facilities to other hospitals between Tuesday and yesterday. He said the patients would receive standard treatment and the ministry would arrange transport to their hometowns after the situation returned to normal.

In the week to yesterday, 122 patients were sent to this northeastern province from Bangkok hospitals. Some 99 of them were sent to Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, with 28 allowed to go home.

Witthaya urged the provincial governor to provide free temporary shelter and arrange for patients' trips home after the flooding ends.

The hospital was well equipped and had staff to provide them good care, he said. It was capable of taking another 50 critical patients.

Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima is caring for six chronic kidney patients from Bangkok and could take another 45, he said.

Meanwhile, 16 critical patients from Bangkok's Bhumibol Adulyadej, Lerdsin and Rajavithi hospitals have been sent to Udon Thani.

-- The Nation 2011-10-30

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10:51 Chaeng Wattana inundated after dykes at Na Wong temple been destroyed. Serious flood in Chaeng Wattana Soi 14 ~ @nnanews

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Water expert Tanawat doesn't rule out the possibility of flooding in inner BKK - could happen if many barriers breach at same time./via@veen-NT

Internal Trade Dept steps up measures against overpriced products/TAN_Network

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(11am) Unfixed water barriers in Sam Sen, Klong Toey, and Sukhumvit Soi 50 (Klong Phrakhanong) #Thaifloodeng #Thairath/via@veen_NT

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10.30am Down from the exit of Tha Ruae expressway flooded by 10-15cm at high tide time yfrog.com/hwe7kxj ~ @js100radio

PM is considering how long should the govt extend the special flood holidays. TR @jin_nation/via@veen_NT

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INN: Charunsanitwong road fulled flooded, residents continue evacuating/TAN_Network

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Floodwater gushes through Kasetsart Univ, flood barriers being built at major locations in compound/TAN_Network

RT @Ryn_writes: Prodprasop's house in Nonthaburi has been flooded: he didn't know it would be very bad. via @satien_nna/@veen_NT

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Flood Management on the Right Track (30/10/2011)

Justice Minister, Police General Pracha Promnog, in his capacity as Director of the Flood Relief Operations Center, has stressed that the Government was on the right track in flood management in the country.

He called a meeting of relevant agencies to follow up on the operations to deal with the current flooding situation on October 29, when the Flood Relief Operations Center was moved from Don Mueang Airport to the Energy Complex on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, where the Ministry of Energy is located.

The new location is well-protected from the flooding, and it is about two meters above mean sea level. The hotline of the center remains 111 ext. 5 (ext. 9 for English).

As for efforts to control the situation in Bangkok, all responsible agencies are accelerating water drainage to the Chao Phraya River and the Gulf of Thailand during the period of high tides, from October 25 to November 5. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra stated that the situation in flood-hit areas in the city was expected to improve in early November. She urged local residents to stay updated with information released by the Flood Relief Operations Center and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

Speaking in the program “Yingluck Government Meets the People,” broadcast on Radio Thailand and National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (Television Channel 11), the Prime Minister explained that the Government was speeding up water drainage in both the eastern and western parts of Bangkok. The efforts would help reduce the volume of water flowing into the city and would control the water level at a low level, as well.

She said that the flooding situation in the central region is returning to normalcy, with a reduced volume of water passing through the Chao Phraya Dam. The water level in Ayutthaya province, particularly in Bang Sai district, is also decreasing, thus reducing the water volume in Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, and northern Bangkok.

The Prime Minister said that 27 provinces are still suffering from floods, while 36 others are starting rehabilitation programs. More than 9,800 factories inside and outside industrial estates have been damaged. They are located in eight provinces, namely Chai Nat, Nakhon Sawan, Nonthaburi, Pathum thani, Ayutthaya, Lop Buri, Ang Thong, and Uthai Thani. Provincial governors whose provinces did not face the problem of stagnant flood water have been instructed to help the flood-stricken areas in Bangkok and nearby provinces by sending food supplies.

Many major tourist destinations, such as those in Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, and Samui Island in Surat Thani, have not been affected by the current floods. They all welcome visitors.

Foreign Office, The Government Public Relations Department

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Transport Ministry extends free tolls for selected mortorways & expressways ending on Oct 31 to Nov 14 to facilitate motorists during flood crisis/MCOT

11.03am Rama II outbound, down from the bridge crossed Tha Cheen flooded for 100m. Small cars keep right ~ @fm91trafficpro

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Despite some flooding on Rama II Rd at Tha Chin River, road still open for all traffic to Samut Songkram/via@RichardBarrow

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11:24am BKK governor declared BKK "might" not be 100% inundated ~ @SpringNews_TV

INN: Bang Plad flooding remains critical; Water level in front of Tung Hua Seng reaches 1 meter/TAN_Network

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PM calls for special Cabinet meeting today to discuss escalating flood crisis in capital/TAN_Network

11:35am Almost crisis on Ram-intra Rd. Water overflowed Ram-intra Soi 39 in Bang Khen by about 1m. & rising up ~ @Jeed_NBC

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BMA: Chao Phraya reach 2.53 m, breaking the old record at 11am - areas near the river under close watch./via@veen_NT

Ch 3 reports that overflow from diversion of water into Khlong Bang Bua, Bang Khen has now reached home of Froc chief Pracha Promnok./via@terryfrd

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3 million imported eggs to be sold tomorrow/TANN_Network

BMA urges flood victims to evacuate to safer places, flood shelters/TANN_Network

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Overflowing water from Chao Phraya River reportedly spills over Samut Prakarn's main fresh market/TAN_Network

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Angry residents demolish part of Waterworks Canal embankment

Residents of a community behind Nawong Temple in Bangkok's Don Mueang district demolished a part of the Waterworks Canal embankment Sunday, causing floodwaters to contaminate raw water for making tap water.

The floodwaters also caused the water in the Waterworks Canal to overflow an inundate parts of Chaeng Wattana Road.

The part from an intersection from a bridge over the Waterworks Canal to the road in front of Mongkut Wattana Hospital was under about 40 centimetres-high water.

-- The Nation 2011-10-30