7 Thai provinces lashed by major floods

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7 provinces lashed by major floods

BANGKOK, 20 September 2013 (NNT) - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation is offering speedy assistance to residents in seven provinces in the upper parts currently hit by floods.

DDPM chief Chatchai Promlert said flat-bottomed boats, emergency gear and water pumps will be dispatched to relieve flooding in many provinces including Prachin Buri, Rayong, Trat and Chainat.

The Meteorological Department reported that the depression from Vietnam has been downgraded to a low pressure cell and is heading towards the Northeast of Thailand. The pressure cell is predicted to bring more rains to the region, raising fears of major flooding.

Surin is currently experiencing the worst flooding in 40 years as rainstorms damaged agricultural land and roads, paralyzing traffic. Continuous streams of floodwater overflowed from the Phanom Dongrak mountain range, flooding many districts.

In Ayutthaya, 5,100 households have been hit by the deluge as the upstream dam released more water. 27 districts have been submerged and roads have been rendered impassable.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has assigned the DDPM to prepare assistant measures for flood victims and to alert residents ahead of approaching storms. Major roads leading to nearby provinces are flooded with 80 centimeters of water.


-- NNT 2013-09-20

[Redhawk]

Do we see major problems regarding infrastrucure here, one should not ask for nuclear power plants if main streets are flooded after some rain drops!

[siampolee]

Surin is currently experiencing the worst flooding in 40 years as rainstorms damaged agricultural land and roads, paralyzing traffic. Continuous streams of floodwater overflowed from the Phanom Dongrak mountain range, flooding many districts.

Confirms that which mum in law and her aged bddies have been saying ,this is the worst flooding in the village they've seen in the last 50 years or so.

Normally the village does not flood, the fields yes but this last two days has seen a great deal of water in the village running along the road and through some houses too.

There are a number of posts on this matter in the Isaan section thread ''Big rains in Udon'' if anyone seeks more information

Edited September 20, 2013 by siampolee

[Renbe]

Do we see major problems regarding infrastrucure here, one should not ask for nuclear power plants if main streets are flooded after some rain drops!

You mean flooded as in Colorado?

[Pimay1]

I presume those water pumps are the ones from Korea.

[nong38]

An awful ot was learnt after the last floods and forgotten within the year.

Does anyone know where the dam manual is?

[Bkungbank]

^{Look at the bright side, next year will be enough water for crops}

[waza]

^{Look at the bright side, next year will be enough water for crops}

To replace the flood damaged rice in storage.

[Sheryl]

Badly flooded now to the north and to the east = floods in Bangkok in a month or so.

[davejones]

^{Look at the bright side, next year will be enough water for crops}

Bet it's great being so flippant when your house isn't flooded. Maybe you should offer some help instead of making stupid remarks while some people lose almost everything.But why should you care? You're just another selfish individual.

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FLOOD
7 provinces flooded as rain continues
The Nation


People in Nakhon Ratchasima wade through a flooded street yesterday.

Tropical depression downgrades, few days of light rain forecast for Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- At least seven provinces, mostly in the Northeast, are under water due to rain that has continued for several days under the influence of a tropical depression.

As of press time, the depression had downgraded to a low-pressure cell but was still expected to bring more downpours. With the cell reaching the Central region, Bangkok will also be hit with rain for the next few days.

Chatchai Phromlert, director-general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said yesterday that 54 tambons in Surin, Kalasin, Si Sa Ket, Ubon Ratchathani, Phitsanulok, Ayutthaya and Angthong were under water.

"We have deployed rapid response teams to help the victims," he said.

More than 7,000 residents in Si Sa Ket are now flooded, with Governor Prateep Keeratirekha saying Khun Han district has been hit the hardest.

In Surin, the Ban Truat School in Sri Narong district reported that water levels were rising so fast that some 20 students had been left stranded.

"The floodwater is over a metre high. Small vehicles can't travel around anymore. So, we need to contact relevant authorities to provide a military truck that can give the children a safe ride home," teacher Teetat Phuttiteerawong said.

The Meteorological Department has announced that the low-pressure cell hovering over the Central region will bring rain to Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Chachoengsao, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Trat, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Saraburi, Lop Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, Ayutthaya and Bangkok.

Nakhon Ratchasima has been hit with floods after a few days of heavy rain.

"Things happened so fast. At around 9am, a rush of water broke down the wall surrounding our housing estate and flood waters started rushing in," Supoj Kongsupa, a board member of Krissada Garden Village, said yesterday.

Flood levels went well over the metre mark in an hour, forcing residents to call for help.

The Second Army Area sent in five military trucks to evacuate the stranded victims.

Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra, meanwhile, has assured Bangkokians that they should not worry about floods. "There's no sign of a crisis," he said.

Adisak Khantee, director of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administra-tion’s Department of Drainage and Sewerage, said Bangkok would continue being hit by rain over the next few days, but it would only be light.

"The areas hit by rain will also gradually reduce. Rain will cover 70 per cent of the capital over the weekend and then reduce to 60 per cent on Monday," he said.

Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute director Royol Chitradon, who leads a subcommittee of the Water and Flood Management Commission, also said with flood-prevention measures taken since early this month, the situation in Bangkok should be under control.

Relevant authorities are now closely monitoring the storm Usagi, which is moving towards Hong Kong, to see if it will hit Thailand.


-- The Nation 2013-09-21

[nonthaburial]

And there is a lot more coming, courtesy of Typhoon Usagi, the worlds strongest storm this year. It is due to slam into the

Hong Kong area on Sunday, and is expected to dissipate over North, North East and Central Thailand on Wednesday.

[umbanda]

Bangkok and many other Thai cities were full of channels in the past. Bangkok was the Venice of Asia, but....."modernization" covered all with concrete. The power of nature cannot be contained, and sooner or later will show it force. Deforestation, and at the same time, building dams for energy and irrigation creating big mirrors of water, are changing the climate. This is happening all around the world without concerns.

The only solution is to rebuild what was destroyed in the last 100 years. Mission Impossible?