webfact Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Northeast and East swampedThe NationA man uses a boat to travel inside the Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, which has been submerged by 60cm-deep floodwater. All factories are quickly building sandbag embankments to prevent water from entering their premises.Rayong, Korat and many provinces under water after 2 days of heavy rainBANGKOK: -- The Northeast and eastern provinces have been severely inundated due to heavy downpours since Saturday.Thousands of rai of paddy fields and agricultural farms in three tambons of Rayong province have been hit by the flooding because officials have had to discharge large amounts of water from several reservoirs into the Rayong River due to two days of heavy rain.The large amount of run-off has ruined dykes along the river and flooded Moo 6 Tambon Tapong and Moo 10 Tambon Ta Khan in Rayong's Moung district. Meanwhile, the Rayong River Park village has been submerged under more than a metre of water.On Saturday night, the Royal Thai Navy and IRPC, the petrochemical giant which has a refinery in the province, sent a team to help affected people in local areas. They built a sandbag embankment to protect villages from flooding and sent trucks to transfer elderly people from affected areas and help move their belongings to higher places.However, the flood water level had begun to slightly recede yesterday morning.In Chachoengsao province, water had run from the Si Yat reservoir into Tha Takiab district and Sanam Chai Khet district. All roads in this district were totally submerged under more than a metre of water - higher than the past few days. People living in Ban Bang Phiang had moved their belongings to higher places and fled the flooding.About 26 reservoirs in Nakhon Ratchasima province have had more water than they can hold since the middle of the month, due to rain from the tropical storm 'Nari'.The sport complex in Nakhon Ratchasima's Moung district become a large lake, after being swamped by water discharged from the nearby Ta Lerng Phol reservoir.Water discharged from Sab Pra Du reservoir has also submerged part of Mittraphap Highway in Sikhiu district, which is the main way link between the Northeast and Bangkok. Floodwater in this area was 50 to 80 centimetres deep. In a related development, the Public Health Ministry yesterday reported that over 150,000 people were suffering from flood-related diseases in affected areas.Athlete's foot, rashes, flu and fatigue are common problems among people living amid floods.However, Health Minister Pradit Sinthawanarong said no severe health conditions or outbreak of flood-related disease had been reported.-- The Nation 2013-10-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticBhoy Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Great! I'm driving from to Mukdahan to Bangkok tomorrow morning. Or am I? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NongKhaiKid Posted October 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2013 The story is incomplete as there's no insightful comment from Plod, the man who really knows. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soi41 Posted October 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2013 The story is incomplete as there's no insightful comment from Plod, the man who really knows. He is busy taping stickers of Dear Leader on relief-packages: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Great! I'm driving from to Mukdahan to Bangkok tomorrow morning. Or am I? Don't forget your water wings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post noitom Posted October 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2013 The Japanese factories must be reaching their threshold of pain with Thailand. Tokyo will be pulling the plug soon. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticBhoy Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 The Japanese factories must be reaching their threshold of pain with Thailand. Tokyo will be pulling the plug soon. Hope not. That would mean more water! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EyesWideOpen Posted October 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2013 They must be having a laugh in boardrooms in Tokyo right now while they are planning a new country to move their operations to. " But Yingluck promised us it would never flood again back in 2011, so we kept our operations here. Guess we cannot trust Thai government promises. " 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomross46 Posted October 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2013 These floods are not natural. They are man made. When you block the natural flow of water, it will cause floods. The construction of poorly planed roads, housing development, industrial parks, and air ports; block the natural flow of water. These disasters, could have been reduced if there had been honest Environmental Impact Statements, made by honest organizations, and approved by honest people. In many cases, not just in Thailand, politicians only care about their bank accounts and not the citizens. 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetrout Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Great! I'm driving from to Mukdahan to Bangkok tomorrow morning. Or am I? Don't forget your water wings. take the boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1412 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Was planing to ride bike from Pattaya to Khon Kaen on Thursday next week... anybody know if 331 upto 304 and then Hwy 2 is safe ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticBhoy Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Great! I'm driving from to Mukdahan to Bangkok tomorrow morning. Or am I? Don't forget your water wings. take the boat Advice from a trout no less. Better heed this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeThePoster Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 The Japanese factories must be reaching their threshold of pain with Thailand. Tokyo will be pulling the plug soon. As soon as they can identify a suitable new location for Thaniya plaza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastbastion Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Great! I'm driving from to Mukdahan to Bangkok tomorrow morning. Or am I? I imagine the yellow buses have been getting through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastbastion Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Was planing to ride bike from Pattaya to Khon Kaen on Thursday next week... anybody know if 331 upto 304 and then Hwy 2 is safe ?? Go via the airport, taking 7, 9, 1, 2 it may slow just after the airport and you will probably queue around Saraburi - but you will stay dry. (Take 4 x 20 notes and 4 x 10 Baht coins for the tolls) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h90 Posted October 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2013 These floods are not natural. They are man made. When you block the natural flow of water, it will cause floods. The construction of poorly planed roads, housing development, industrial parks, and air ports; block the natural flow of water. These disasters, could have been reduced if there had been honest Environmental Impact Statements, made by honest organizations, and approved by honest people. In many cases, not just in Thailand, politicians only care about their bank accounts and not the citizens. You are right, but you forgot a total mismanagement on the dams. They let them get complete full and release water at the worst possible time, instead of doing it before. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 They must be having a laugh in boardrooms in Tokyo right now while they are planning a new country to move their operations to. " But Yingluck promised us it would never flood again back in 2011, so we kept our operations here. Guess we cannot trust Thai government promises. " I doubt they ever believed Yingluck. If they did they deserve it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 These floods are not natural. They are man made. When you block the natural flow of water, it will cause floods. The construction of poorly planed roads, housing development, industrial parks, and air ports; block the natural flow of water. These disasters, could have been reduced if there had been honest Environmental Impact Statements, made by honest organizations, and approved by honest people. In many cases, not just in Thailand, politicians only care about their bank accounts and not the citizens. You are right, but you forgot a total mismanagement on the dams. They let them get complete full and release water at the worst possible time, instead of doing it before. It is of course hard to see if they were doing it at the right time. I mean if no rain had come then they would have been right. Now they are wrong because they held back to not add to the flooding only to have to release it during flooding because more rain came. These dams are not as big as the ones that help Bangkok. They hold 80% of all capacity in Thailand (south excluded). Small dams fill up quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Was planing to ride bike from Pattaya to Khon Kaen on Thursday next week... anybody know if 331 upto 304 and then Hwy 2 is safe ?? Totally safe, go for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamahele Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Was in Korat this past weekend and we did get a Shitload of rain Friday night into Saturday morning. The road from Korat to Chokchai sub district was closed prior to this rain just past Dan Kwian due to flooding so I had to get off of highway 24 and take the route past the zoo to get to Dan Kwian. Saturday the inbound lanes of the highway from Dan Kwian to Korat were flooded so traffic was diverted into the outbound lanes. Due to the traffic, we ended up going all the way down to the other side of the city to get inc. When I drive to Chok Chai on Sunday to head back to BKK, they had opened only one side of the highway and the water was quite deep. One side of the highway was closed as the water was just too deep and the other side of the highway was used for both coming and going. We shared the road with a lot of water as they government had bulldozed holes into the median strip to drain the water from the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimat Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 As usual, Issan farmers getting, literally, hosed. Amazing, considering they voted in this administration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X pat Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Gee,I am glad we live in Khon Kaen,no flooding here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Was planing to ride bike from Pattaya to Khon Kaen on Thursday next week... anybody know if 331 upto 304 and then Hwy 2 is safe ?? Totally safe, go for it Good for me then. Any news of floods along Highway 21 to Petchabun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manbing Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 japanese factories, especially those involved in computers and parts are relocating to countries with cheaper production, myanmar, cambodia, laos, vietnam. The 300 bht minimum wage ha cost Thailand lots of business. the flooding is inconcequential. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Was planing to ride bike from Pattaya to Khon Kaen on Thursday next week... anybody know if 331 upto 304 and then Hwy 2 is safe ?? Go via the airport, taking 7, 9, 1, 2 it may slow just after the airport and you will probably queue around Saraburi - but you will stay dry. (Take 4 x 20 notes and 4 x 10 Baht coins for the tolls) Not allowed a bike on any of the motorways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Was planing to ride bike from Pattaya to Khon Kaen on Thursday next week... anybody know if 331 upto 304 and then Hwy 2 is safe ?? Go via the airport, taking 7, 9, 1, 2 it may slow just after the airport and you will probably queue around Saraburi - but you will stay dry. (Take 4 x 20 notes and 4 x 10 Baht coins for the tolls) Not allowed a bike on any of the motorways. Better take a trip I have ridden on motorways all over Thailand on my bike no problem only the main toll roads in Bangkok have been a problem, where he is going open roads for bikes the 304 is a very nice ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shurup Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Was planing to ride bike from Pattaya to Khon Kaen on Thursday next week... anybody know if 331 upto 304 and then Hwy 2 is safe ?? Go via the airport, taking 7, 9, 1, 2 it may slow just after the airport and you will probably queue around Saraburi - but you will stay dry. (Take 4 x 20 notes and 4 x 10 Baht coins for the tolls) Has something changed? Last I checked, the bikes were not allowed on the tollways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastbastion Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Was planing to ride bike from Pattaya to Khon Kaen on Thursday next week... anybody know if 331 upto 304 and then Hwy 2 is safe ?? Go via the airport, taking 7, 9, 1, 2 it may slow just after the airport and you will probably queue around Saraburi - but you will stay dry. (Take 4 x 20 notes and 4 x 10 Baht coins for the tolls) Has something changed? Last I checked, the bikes were not allowed on the tollways. My apologies - i over-looked the slightly important word "bike" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotorbreeze Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 The Japanese factories must be reaching their threshold of pain with Thailand. Tokyo will be pulling the plug soon. Logically Tokyo would...the rich Thai families have put their funds in keep Tokyo here...the families do regulate the Thai baht..what we do not realize is the lodgic in "amazing Thailand"...would a radiation leak stop the belief that the movement of soil will fix the problem in Japan? ..Amazing is also happening in Japan. Mazing the truth.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 As usual, Issan farmers getting, literally, hosed. Amazing, considering they voted in this administration. Oh dear - hope this won't reduce the rice harvest this year - the subsidies are ready and waiting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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