webfact Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 DDPM: 26 provinces at risk of floodingBANGKOK, 10 September 2013 (NNT) - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has warned residents in 26 provinces across Thailand to brace for flash floods and landslides.DDPM chief Chatchai Promlert said the flood-prone provinces include Tak, Chiang Mai, Nong Khai, Phuket and Krabi. Residents in low-lying areas are urged to closely follow weather updates.Disaster prevention units in these provinces have been instructed to prepare to assist those affected by the imminent deluge.The Meteorological Department earlier reported that a strong monsoon which continues to cover the upper parts of the country will bring rains to most provinces during September 11-13.-- NNT 2013-09-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay Sata Posted September 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2013 What do they expect if they clog all their waterways and drains with rubbish. It rains all the time in Holland and a substantial part of the country is below sea level but the country never floods. Thailand's drainage system is just like it's railways....not fit for purpose. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 That time of the year again ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Soutpeel Posted September 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2013 What do they expect if they clog all their waterways and drains with rubbish. It rains all the time in Holland and a substantial part of the country is below sea level but the country never floods. Thailand's drainage system is just like it's railways....not fit for purpose. This maybe so but Thailand does rely on child labour to stick their fingers in the dykes as they do in Holland........ It was their fingers wasn't it ? LOL 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ginjag Posted September 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2013 Mr water minister, is the water level in the dams low or high ??? remember the last time you admitted that you should have let the water out earlier-then came the heavy rain, the dams couldn't accept any more, hence the great flood. Now maybe is the time to get rid of most of your water let it go to the sea and you will be able to cope with the extra. Unless YOUR on the overseas trip with the PM. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pond Life Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Maybe they should talk to the met office, theres no mention of severe weather there. In fact the 3 sites i checked suggest its going to be relatively dry for the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 What do they expect if they clog all their waterways and drains with rubbish. It rains all the time in Holland and a substantial part of the country is below sea level but the country never floods. Thailand's drainage system is just like it's railways....not fit for purpose. This maybe so but Thailand does rely on child labour to stick their fingers in the dykes as they do in Holland........ It was their fingers wasn't it ? LOL No, their thumbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Maybe they should talk to the met office, theres no mention of severe weather there. In fact the 3 sites i checked suggest its going to be relatively dry for the next few days. How dare you argue about the Met predictions, they got it right 2 years ago. after BKK got to be underwater world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wolf5370 Posted September 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2013 HM King Chulalongkorn the Great fixed this issue over a century ago - he built the great canal system (at the same time Britain was building its great canal system) - unfortunately they have been left to silt up and become locked with weeds, to be built over (and reservoirs turned into housing complexes). This is brought up every time there is a flood, but money is never allotted to put the system back in place (and use the bloody thing for transport too and save on road congestion and pollution to boot!). There is simply nowhere for the rain run off to go any more - the canal routes are broken and the reservoirs have been removed - heavy rains will cause flooding worse and worse as it pushes south from the much higher north - until it reaches the sea. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 HM King Chulalongkorn the Great fixed this issue over a century ago - he built the great canal system (at the same time Britain was building its great canal system) - unfortunately they have been left to silt up and become locked with weeds, to be built over (and reservoirs turned into housing complexes). This is brought up every time there is a flood, but money is never allotted to put the system back in place (and use the bloody thing for transport too and save on road congestion and pollution to boot!). There is simply nowhere for the rain run off to go any more - the canal routes are broken and the reservoirs have been removed - heavy rains will cause flooding worse and worse as it pushes south from the much higher north - until it reaches the sea. As my post said-let this water out of the dams NOW so you can fill up with the monsoon excess. this water can steadily get out to the gulf before it's too late. The Farmers do not need the water- we do not want any more RICE planted late this year. live off your stockpiles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gulfsailor Posted September 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2013 What do they expect if they clog all their waterways and drains with rubbish. It rains all the time in Holland and a substantial part of the country is below sea level but the country never floods. Thailand's drainage system is just like it's railways....not fit for purpose. Rubbish. Every time a large downpour occurs in Holland, streets and tunnels are flooded, because drains can't handle it. After the rain stops it quickly does drain though. But you can't compare the amount of water coming down in Thailand during monsoon season with the occasional drizzle in Holland. Lastly holland is flat, whereas Thailand has runoff from the mountains. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 It's time for Plod to jump into action again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Here we go again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Mr water minister, is the water level in the dams low or high ??? remember the last time you admitted that you should have let the water out earlier-then came the heavy rain, the dams couldn't accept any more, hence the great flood. Now maybe is the time to get rid of most of your water let it go to the sea and you will be able to cope with the extra. Unless YOUR on the overseas trip with the PM. If he is I'm sure the official line will be that he and YL are receiving regular reports, are up to date with what's happening and are monitoring the situation from their luxury 5 star hotel. If YL's reaction to the oil spill is anything to go by she won't feel under any pressure to rush back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Sata Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 We need Chalerm to stop the rain. A few drops of his ear medicine and words of wisdom and the problem will be gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Doe Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Again? Oh, yes - it's that time of the year again. Surprise surprise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych01 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 So, is BKK on that list? Bet it ain't. Did they not get a report done many years ago, by the Dutch, on how to resolve this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilm Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Time to invest in a few tug boats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailion Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Maybe they should talk to the met office, theres no mention of severe weather there. In fact the 3 sites i checked suggest its going to be relatively dry for the next few days. Exactly my thoughts...was about to cancel golf tomorrow until I looked at the weather sites and of course looked out the window??? Tonight 20 °C Chance of T-storms40% chance of precipitation Tomorrow 33 °C Chance of Rain20% chance of precipitation Tomorrow Night 21 °C Partly Cloudy20% chance of precipitation Thursday 32 | 22 °C Chance of a Thunderstorm20% chance of precipitation Friday 29 | 20 °C Chance of T-storms40% chance of precipitation Saturday 30 | 21 °C Chance of T-storms40% chance of precipitation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gp2002 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 26 provinces at risk of flooding and your article lists FIVE of them!!! Thank you for the great information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorcrazy Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I AM FROM HOLLAND ,BUT STILL I CAN SAY IF ITS RAIN IN THAILAND ITS ONLY A LITTLE BIT OFF RAIN . WY WE HAVE THE BEST OF MOZAIK DYKES OFF THE WORLD? THATS WY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I AM FROM HOLLAND ,BUT STILL I CAN SAY IF ITS RAIN IN THAILAND ITS ONLY A LITTLE BIT OFF RAIN . WY WE HAVE THE BEST OF MOZAIK DYKES OFF THE WORLD? THATS WY! Strange response considering the flood risk in the Netherlands is not with precipitation but with low lying areas and the North Sea. Wise up man. Remember 1953. Tidal surge due to high spring tides combined with strong winds. No rain in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netizen Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) What do they expect if they clog all their waterways and drains with rubbish. It rains all the time in Holland and a substantial part of the country is below sea level but the country never floods. Thailand's drainage system is just like it's railways....not fit for purpose. What are you smoking old son? You are supposed to wear wooden shoes not smoke them. September 2013 Netherlands (Holland to Brits) was preparing for floods. http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/06/the_netherlands_gets_ready_for.php What about the frequent British floods. The Brits are too weary after their floods to come and teach the Thais their tricks. Edited September 10, 2013 by Netizen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Build dyke's out of bags of rice, kill two birds with one stone solve the flooding problem and get rid of the rice mountain, hope some Thai politician does not steal my idea ! regards Worgeordie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetironny Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 What do they expect if they clog all their waterways and drains with rubbish. It rains all the time in Holland and a substantial part of the country is below sea level but the country never floods. Thailand's drainage system is just like it's railways....not fit for purpose. sorry u forget 1953 in Holland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybefitz Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Seriously though; I live near Mae Ngat reservoir, which is one of the main storage areas off the River Ping in Chiang Mai. I note this year that it's nowhere near full, and has a lot of capacity left. It's now fairly late on in the Monsoon season and there has been little or no flooding in the area. So, despite the warnings, I doubt if we will see any problems this year.It would seem that any excess water has been let flow in an organised way and thus a sensible management scheme has been implemented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 HM King Chulalongkorn the Great fixed this issue over a century ago - he built the great canal system (at the same time Britain was building its great canal system) - unfortunately they have been left to silt up and become locked with weeds, to be built over (and reservoirs turned into housing complexes). This is brought up every time there is a flood, but money is never allotted to put the system back in place (and use the bloody thing for transport too and save on road congestion and pollution to boot!). There is simply nowhere for the rain run off to go any more - the canal routes are broken and the reservoirs have been removed - heavy rains will cause flooding worse and worse as it pushes south from the much higher north - until it reaches the sea. England's canal system was far more complex than that of Siam long before H.M. Rama V ordered the design and construction of the Rangsit canal system which is still vitally important today. Many of the canals (khlongs) in Bangkok have been covered or are in a sad state of repair. The main airport sits on top of what was once a major drainage area. Swampy as its name implies.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangsit_Canal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherstuff1957 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 This map shows the departure from normal for rainfall from Jan 1 to yesterday. As you can see, large parts of central, northern and northeastern Thailand have had less than normal rainfall. The only parts of the Chao Phraya River Basin with higher than normal rainfall are southern Tak, Khampangphet, and Chiang Rai. Given this situation, it would take world-class mismanagement to have widespread flooding again this year. Having said that, heavy rain up in the mountains can easily cause short term, local flash floods, which is what the original article was warning about. I rather suspect that the TMD issued a press release, which a scientifically ignorant reporter turned into the article in the OP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) What are you smoking old son? You are supposed to wear wooden shoes not smoke them. After reading quite a few of his inane comments I knew he was smoking something, had no idea they were wooden shoes. His comment regarding Holland never flooding cracked me up. I just Googled "flooding in the netherlands" and guess what ? They are having floods there now. Even though their annual rainfall is about 25% that of Thailand they are still affected by rivers flooding, not only flooding from the sea. This time round it is caused by heavy rain in Germany, perhaps Thailand can blame their floods on the heavy rain in Burma, not the clogged up drains. Perhaps their mighty Dutch dykes are actually keeping the flood water in and not letting it get away. Better pull your fingers out, boys ! Edited September 10, 2013 by mikemac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMF1960 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Well at least the PM will get to wear those famous Burberry rain boots again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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