Bangkok braces for floods as Chao Phraya River rises

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Bangkok braces for floods as Chao Phraya River rises
By English News



BANGKOK, Sept 25 – Residents in 27 communities in 13 Bangkok districts have been warned to be on alert for flooding as the Chao Phraya River is rising.

Sanya Chinimit, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) deputy permanent secretary, said flooding has started affecting people residing outside the BMA’s anti-flood dykes.

Water level in the Chao Phraya River rose to 1.72 metres yesterday morning while the Irrigation Department released water from dams at 2,400 cubic metres per second and rain has yet to stop, he said.

All districts on both sides of the Chao Phraya River were ordered to stay on alert until early next month and told people to move their belongings to higher ground, and check the water level daily.

Mr Sanya said the BMA has prepared five million sandbags to prevent overflowing water and floods in areas where construction of embankments is not yet finished. The remaining section is about 85 metres long. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-09-25

[MacWalen]

Hope is will not be as bad as last time.

[gl555]

Here we go again.

And where did the hundreds of millions in flood prevention measures go? Someone's new house?

[CanInBKK]

I haven't been tracking this years floodings upcountry but isn't this a good sign that water is being released into the river to flow out to the sea? If I remember correctly the flood of 2 years ago was caused by allowing enormous amounts of water to be pent up behind dams until the dams could no longer hold and it was the sudden release of water that caused the flooding in Bangkok. If the rain doesn't get worse upcountry shouldn't Bangkok be "safe" from flooding?

[Ned]

"Roll on big river , roll on. Roll on big river roll on.".......just like the song. Great tv viewing .

[Local Drunk]

Neighborhood still hasn't recovered from the flood two years ago. There was no warning until it happened. We went off to higher ground for 2 months. We were lucky; we could afford to leave. I really hope it doesn't happen again.

[falkan]

how about all these new condos popping up and have riverview...

[robblok]

I haven't been tracking this years floodings upcountry but isn't this a good sign that water is being released into the river to flow out to the sea? If I remember correctly the flood of 2 years ago was caused by allowing enormous amounts of water to be pent up behind dams until the dams could no longer hold and it was the sudden release of water that caused the flooding in Bangkok. If the rain doesn't get worse upcountry shouldn't Bangkok be "safe" from flooding?

It sounds like its better this time.. I hope so as im in the path of the flooding. But as long as it is not on the scale of 2011 i should be safe. But the good thing is they are not trying to hold it up this time.

[klubex99]

Here is the proof that the Thai government only ever seems to open its mouth to tell lies to the people.

I can not think of how resilient they are to losing face and bringing tremendous amounts of shame onto themselves.

They never seem to have any problems with losing face.

Almost every comment on the flood potential have been pure 100% bullshit and they knew it all along, the thing is... so did everyone.

Do the people realize how dangerous this government is to Thailand??

Edited September 25, 2013 by klubex99

[Hoopidy He Ho]

Residents in 27 communities in 13 Bangkok districts have been warned to be on alert for flooding as the Chao Phraya River is rising.

Good to see them list them.

I recently moved to See Kan, close to Don Muang airport and I would be interested in just how likely it is, and from what source (canal name etc. so I can check it out with my own eyes).

[klubex99]

The wife showed me a picture of a dam bursting north of BKK. She said it hasn't been put on the news yet, but someone put a picture they took with a mobile and posted on a Thai forum..

She isn't here at the moment, but when she returns from town, I will get her to send me the link and better info.

[Dutchiebangkok]

The wife showed me a picture of a dam bursting north of BKK. She said it hasn't been put on the news yet, but someone put a picture they took with a mobile and posted on a Thai forum..

She isn't here at the moment, but when she returns from town, I will get her to send me the link and better info.

Looking forward to the link!

Edited September 25, 2013 by Dutchiebangkok

[Scott]

A post bashing Thais has been removed along with a reply. A troll post has also been removed.

Please stay on topic.

[fakename]

There is no flooding, it is all made up. The government said there would be no flooding, so I believe them. They do not lie, but sometimes they tell a little fib. As long as the water is not as high as 2011, then there is no problem, except for the people that are affected!

[Local Drunk]

Residents in 27 communities in 13 Bangkok districts have been warned to be on alert for flooding as the Chao Phraya River is rising.

Good to see them list them.

I recently moved to See Kan, close to Don Muang airport and I would be interested in just how likely it is, and from what source (canal name etc. so I can check it out with my own eyes).

Well the Airport is quite safe. They built reinforced poured cement walls that are buried at least two meters deep and are roughly the same above ground. The walls actually circumvent the whole Air Force base as well. There were massive pumping stations installed as well. It was all done rather quickly and with the clear purpose of keeping the airports (military and civilian) from flooding again.

[Thai at Heart]

Residents in 27 communities in 13 Bangkok districts have been warned to be on alert for flooding as the Chao Phraya River is rising.

Good to see them list them.

I recently moved to See Kan, close to Don Muang airport and I would be interested in just how likely it is, and from what source (canal name etc. so I can check it out with my own eyes).

Well the Airport is quite safe. They built reinforced poured cement walls that are buried at least two meters deep and are roughly the same above ground. The walls actually circumvent the whole Air Force base as well. There were massive pumping stations installed as well. It was all done rather quickly and with the clear purpose of keeping the airports (military and civilian) from flooding again.

That's only because military generals will all their medals and paunches can't swim anymore. They would be

[ChrisY1]

Just passed a couple of canals in the Chutuchak area.....the water is quite high and almost breaking in some areas....

Does not look good for the canal side dwellers at all, with much more water to come.

[Thai at Heart]

Just passed a couple of canals in the Chutuchak area.....the water is quite high and almost breaking in some areas....

Does not look good for the canal side dwellers at all, with much more water to come.

Of course, no mention of the millions of people living on or next to these canals who were supposed to have been moved.

How many millions of tonnes of water hyacinth to move?

[roiethome]

Looks like we have our very own Canute here in Thailand !

[lee b]

I think its time for anyone in Thailand to move to higher levels, as this just seems to be happening more and more noe

[OMGImInPattaya]

Dry and barely any rain in patters the past couple weeks...why live anywhere else?

[somtampet]

Dry and barely any rain in patters the past couple weeks...why live anywhere else?

So u have been asleep for two weeks then

[laurentbkk]

in my moo ban , there are still houses which haven't been renovated yet since 2011 .... my house just been renovated last year in June ..... if the government is not capable to inform properly the people or to face this problem , what are they good for ?

[Sheryl]

anybody have any links to flood maps/maps showing movement of the water?

[webfact]

Most of Bangkok will be flood-free despite 2 approaching storms,National Disaster Warning Center assured /The Nation

[Woodsie888]

anybody have any links to flood maps/maps showing movement of the water?

I don't have maps or a link, but I did just take a drive up to Nakhon Nayok and Khun Dan Dam this morning. The Dam is almost it's maximum capacity of 224 Million Cubic Metres of water.

A lot of the farm land in the immediate area and almost down to the 305 Highway, has been flooded intentionally by the look of it.

When driving home, I saw many emergency vehicles heading North East with boats loaded etc.

Khlong Rangsit is quite high in places, but totally clogged with water hyacinth.

I'll attach a couple of photos if my skills allow!

The first two photos were taken 27th July and the water was so low I thought could rain until November without problem.

The dam is 93 metres tall.

I hope this helps a little.

It amazes me that the Officials keep informing us of the level of the Bhumibol & Sirikit Dams when the problem Dams causing concern are much closer to BKK.

[Thai at Heart]

Most of Bangkok will be flood-free despite 2 approaching storms,National Disaster Warning Center assured /The Nation

The definition of Bangkok comes into play here

[Local Drunk]

It's raining now.

[laurentbkk]

Most of Bangkok will be flood-free despite 2 approaching storms,National Disaster Warning Center assured /The Nation

The definition of Bangkok comes into play here

Most of Bangkok ? means some parts will be flooded ?

[monkeycountry]

The wife showed me a picture of a dam bursting north of BKK. She said it hasn't been put on the news yet, but someone put a picture they took with a mobile and posted on a Thai forum..

She isn't here at the moment, but when she returns from town, I will get her to send me the link and better info.

As with the 2011 flood, please understand the difference between a dyke and a dam, before posting these stories.