We're nearly through it: PM

[whybother]

FROC Braces for Flooding During Next High-tide Period

The Flood Relief Operations Center says the amount of water from the north continues to decrease while officials continue to mend breaches in the flood barriers to prepare for the upcoming high-tide periods.

Colonel Palangkul Klaharn, spokesman for the Flood Relief Operations Center, said the amount of water from the north continues to decline and the Royal Irrigation Department will reduce the flow rate through the sluice gates at the Chao Phraya Dam and in other areas by ten percent during the next five days.

He added that this will help ease flooding in eastern Bangkok and in the Chao Phraya and Tha Chin river basins during the low-tide period between November 3 to 15.

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry will be inspecting for cracks along the flood walls built at the Chao Phraya River's western embankment.

Palangkul expressed confidence that the FROC can cope with the flood situation during future high tides more effectively.

He stated that the center will continue to syphon water from other canals into the Saen Saeb Canal to get them into the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's water drainage system.

Meanwhile, officials are building a three-meter-high flood barrier along the 3.5 kilometer stretch from the southern side of Prem Prachakorn Canal to the Lak Hok area to prevent polluted flood water from Muang Ake from spilling into the Prapa Canal.

The work is expected to be complete on Thursday.

-- Tan Network 2011-11-01

Nearly ... ... ... ...

[siampolee]

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry will be inspecting for crack(s) along the flood walls built at the Chao Phraya River's western embankment

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"Hey, look I've found a crack(ed) pipe. Therrapong.

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Edited November 1, 2011 by siampolee

[Buchholz]

The Flood Relief Operations Center says the amount of water from the north continues to decrease

Meanwhile, officials are building a three-meter-high flood barrier along the 3.5 kilometer stretch from the southern side of Prem Prachakorn Canal to the Lak Hok area to prevent polluted flood water from Muang Ake from spilling into the Prapa Canal.

The work is expected to be complete on Thursday.

Nearly ... ... ... ...

Going from 16 billion to 20 billion is a "decrease" ?

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[Buchholz]

^^ That's exactly what she means because a few days ago it was perhaps a month/6 weeks... you have 16 billion cubic metres being drained at 50 million m3 per day. Do the maths, Yingluck, and tell people how it is.

It WAS 16 billion cbm, everyday more of that drains. At a total drainage rate of 400million cbm per day.

That is drainage from the whole basin. Tha Chin, Chao Praya, Bang Pakong rivers and various canals.

Last time I saw any numbers about volume left to drain, it was more like 6 to 8 billion cbm.

Rather than the 16 billion cubic meters of water draining with its total going down....

it's going up.

Today's announcement:

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has indicated there is still about 20 billion cubic meter of floodwater flowing down from the upper part of the country.

http://www.thailandoutlook.tv/tan/ViewData.aspx?DataID=1049315

but hey, "we're nearly through it"

Yesterday, it was 20 million cubic meters yesterday. Today, it's a secret:

Minister: Big Mass of Water Lingers North of BKK

The science minister reveals that a large volume of water still remains north of Bangkok but he refuses to disclose more details, fearing the public will panic.

Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Surasawadee, as operations director of the Flood Relief Operations Center, or FROC, said a large volume of water still remains north of Bangkok.

However, he refused to confirm or deny if the volume is eight billion cubic meters, as was stated in the news.

Plodprasop said this mass of water will have to be drained out to the sea.

He refused to comment whether this influx of water will add to the flood woes Bangkok is currently facing, saying he did not want to confuse the public.

-- Tan Network 2011-11-01

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Edited November 1, 2011 by Buchholz

[Buchholz]

The science minister reveals that a large volume of water still remains north of Bangkok but he refuses to disclose more details, fearing the public will panic.

Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Surasawadee, as operations director of the Flood Relief Operations Center, or FROC

he refused to confirm or deny

saying he did not want to confuse the public.

A far cry from 7 days ago...

Prime Minister: FROC Never Conceals Info from Public

The premier says the authorities are doing their best to bring the flood crisis under control in areas surrounding Bangkok and the capital city itself.

She added the Flood Relief Operations Center never conceals the truth from the public.

[whybother]

FROC Admits Flood is Spreading

UPDATE : 1 November 2011

The Flood Relief Operations Center admits that flood is spreading into wider areas of Bangkok including the areas along Paholyothin Road, Bangkae, Paseechareon, and Nhong Kam. Officials have prepared 4,000 "big bags" weighing over a ton each and 600,000 sandbags to build barriers to withstand the flood water.

-- Tan Network 2011-11-01

Nearly ...

Edited November 1, 2011 by whybother

[Buchholz]

FROC Admits Flood is Spreading

UPDATE : 1 November 2011

The Flood Relief Operations Center admits that flood is spreading into wider areas of Bangkok including the areas along Paholyothin Road, Bangkae, Paseechareon, and Nhong Kam. Officials have prepared 4,000 "big bags" weighing over a ton each and 600,000 sandbags to build barriers to withstand the flood water.

-- Tan Network 2011-11-01

Nearly ...

sheesh...

oh well, at least we know now what FROC Transparency Supervisor and Science Minister Plodprasop refused to reveal earlier in the day.

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[yoshiwara]

Sorry, what are toadies?

Word History: The earliest recorded sense (around 1690) of toady is "a little or young toad," but this has nothing to do with the modern usage of the word. The modern sense has rather to do with the practice of certain quacks or charlatans who claimed that they could draw out poisons. Toads were thought to be poisonous, so these charlatans would have an attendant eat or pretend to eat a toad and then claim to extract the poison from the attendant. Since eating a toad is an unpleasant job, these attendants came to epitomize the type of person who would do anything for a superior, and toadeater (first recorded 1629) became the name for a flattering, fawning parasite. Toadeater and the verb derived from it, toadeat, influenced the sense of the noun and verb toad and the noun toady, so that both nouns could mean "sycophant" and the verb toady could mean "to act like a toady to someone."

Do you fit that description? I bloody well don't, and I would think that a large number of forum members don't either.

I wonder whether the term might accurately describe the reds last year who were happily chucking bags of blood around. About as useful as eating a toad, no?

[Buchholz]

Oct. 30, 2011

We're nearly through it: PM

More roads in capital swamped

Floods are worsening in the capital with more areas submerged and more roads becoming impassable to traffic.

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday ordered the evacuation of Bang Phai sub-district as rapidly rising floodwaters threatened it. Bang Phai is located in Bangkok's Bang Khae district.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/More-roads-in-capital-swamped-30169035.html

Edited November 2, 2011 by Buchholz

[ratcatcher]

Oct. 30, 2011

We're nearly through it: PM

More roads in capital swamped

Floods are worsening in the capital with more areas submerged and more roads becoming impassable to traffic.

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday ordered the evacuation of Bang Phai sub-district as rapidly rising floodwaters threatened it. Bang Phai is located in Bangkok's Bang Khae district.

http://www.nationmul...d-30169035.html

I imagine with the use of the "BIG BAG" theory, ie., won ton sandbags being placed at strategic locations to reduce the inundation of Paholyothin, Vibhawadee Rangsit and the general Don Muang area and south towards Din Daeng etc, that the Nontaburi and Thonburi sides of Bangkok will become even more seriously flooded than they already are. This must surely please their respective residents?

[whybother]

Yingluck, who 2 days ago said things were improving, says today that it was getting worse everyday./via@tulsathit

Maybe, we're not nearly through it.

[Buchholz]

Yingluck, who 2 days ago said things were improving, says today that it was getting worse everyday./via@tulsathit

Maybe, we're not nearly through it.

more evidence of discrediting... by Yingluck herself.

So many posts throughout the emergency where your efforts have been focused on discrediting the PM.

there are far more media posts discrediting Yingluck by simply quoting her than I could ever muster up.

[Buchholz]

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Thailand apologizes for flood response

The government of Thailand has issued an apology for its slow response to the flooding crisis across the country.

As water begins to recede throughout the country, Justice Minister Pracha Promnok, Director of the Flood Relief Operations Command, issued an apology Friday for the slow reaction by the government, the Bangkok Post reported.

He also promised to drain floodwaters, caused by three major storms that directly hit Thailand, as soon as possible.

Read more:

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/11/12/Thailand-apologizes-for-flood-response/UPI-59701321125501/#ixzz1dXiqLm2B

UPI - Nov. 12, 2011