Nakhon Ratchasima 'flooded due to rain'

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Nakhon Ratchasima 'flooded due to rain'
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- The flooding in Nakhon Ratchasima's Muang district can be blamed on the 100 millimetres of rain brought by the storm Nari and not on the release of water from upstream Lam Takhong Dam, the Royal Irrigation Department's Water Watch and Monitoring System for Warning Centre said yesterday.

The centre said the storm flooded the area from October 16-18, and that the department had stopped releasing water from the dam since October 19, adding that the release of water could only be blamed for flooding in low-lying areas. The dam is 95 per cent full.

Runoffs from Lam Takhong, Lam Phra Ploeng, Lam Mul Bon and Lam Sae will hit Phi Mai district from Monday to Wednesday. The district is already being affected by the Mool River, which has risen 30 centimetres and will rise another 30cm with the runoffs. Officials have taken the precaution of raising the sandbag barriers around the Phi Mai Historical Park by another 30cm.

Separately, flooding in Nakhon Ratchasima's Chok Chai district destroyed 29,000 sacks of rice worth Bt30 million stored in the Saeng Ayutthaya Warehouse. This stash was part of the 120,000 sacks stored under the government's rice-pledging project.


-- The Nation 2013-10-25

[LuckyLew]

An who in their right mind would believe anything the officials say?

They have proved to be incompetent and a pack of liars numerous times

[Thai at Heart]

And if the river was empty instead of full of flood water the rain would game fitted into the river....

[gemini81]

Yet authorities know the risk every year, and do nothing about it. If they had prime investments in high flood risk areas, then magically, something would be done. Goes on as long as people stand by the sidelines and do little. Guess they ought to work together as a community like they do in many regions of the south, who know the authorities cannot be relied upon; except if it hits their investment centers like Silom & Sathorn etc.

[jonclark]

It flooded because of rain - No shit sherlock!!

I mean honestly isn't water always the cause of flooding, and they have the nerve to claim a salary

[JoeThePoster]

Nakhon Ratchasima 'flooded due to rain'

And it rained due to precipitation.

[sjjmmi]

And now they are pumping in more water to solve the rice problem Just love this story

Edited October 25, 2013 by sjjmmi

[tomross46]

Elementary, my dear Watson, the rain did it. As said before poorly planned construction, blocking the natural flow of water, is also a cause. If you put in a road or other construction and do not plan the drainage, you cause floors. The picture is very informative, flooded rice warehouse, to who will they sell it to?

[NongKhaiKid]

What would Thai officialdom do without the rain ?

It's responsible for all the flooding, no question of poor defences and mis-management and it's one of the BIB's favourite reasons why a serious road accident took place although ' curvy road ' looks like it's been added to the official excuse book.

[richard_smith237]

Flooded due to 100mm of rain - There are not many countries in the world that could handle that at the end of a rainy season.

Just last June parts of the UK were cut off due to floods when major storms hit (yet still less than 100mm !).

Balancing the dam levels in Thailand seems tricky. Sufficient water has to remain to last through the dry season - yet sufficient volume has to remain free to handle additional precipitation.

IF there is to be no risk of flooding there will be a far greater risk of failed crops - the difficult choice for officials is choosing to err on the least of two evils, in this case a flood.

Sometimes nature throws a curve ball and a major storm passes. In this case the Typhoon Nari and Thailand sees excessive flooding.

Perhaps the solution is a greater number of reservoirs and modified floodways to the sea. However, these ideas and plans are expensive, remove people from their homes and area already met with huge resistance.

Edited October 25, 2013 by richard_smith237

[thaidel48]

As I've said before come about the start of September someone should look over the side and say " MMM bit full now more rain on the way" Then begin a measured metered flow Eg. 1000000 Sq meters in and 800000 Sq metrs out. Thus filling slowly and releasing a steady flow.

[KRaymond]

Did the news say about flooding? I thought there won't be any...

[shaurene]

Boy oh Boy, flooded through rain, is there another way it is caused.????

[MrMo]

Now if the Thai Government had had the benefit of having UKs Railtrack officials to examine the problem, we would have got the real cause of the flooding. It was the wrong sort of rain !

Just be grateful it doesn't snow here.

[ratcatcher]

Elementary, my dear Watson, the rain did it. As said before poorly planned construction, blocking the natural flow of water, is also a cause. If you put in a road or other construction and do not plan the drainage, you cause floors. The picture is very informative, flooded rice warehouse, to who will they sell it to?

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Edited October 25, 2013 by ratcatcher

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Floods in Nakhon Ratchasima to recede in next few days
By English News



NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Oct 25 – The flood situation in this northeastern province has gradually returned to normal though at least 100 million cubic metres of water has yet to be released into canals and reservoirs, the provincial governor said.

Winai Buapradit said the remaining water would flow to low-lying districts of Phimai and Chum Phuang as authorities were speeding up water drainage into the Moon River.

It should take a week before the situation in the province is back to normal, he said.

Kittikul Sepasiraporn, director of the Lamtakong drainage project, said waters from the Lamtakong reservoir flowed through the provincial town at a speed of 120 cubic metres/second and drained into Lam Boriboon, another major reservoir in the province, at 80 cubic metres/second.

The remaining flood water would continue to cover Nakhon Ratchasima for a few more days but Phimai would be the hardest-hit district, he said.

More than 1,000 households in 24 communities in Nakhon Ratchasima municipality, including Assumption School on Mittraphap Road, have been flooded. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-10-25

[fab4]

Boy oh Boy, flooded through rain, is there another way it is caused.????

Oh I don't know, how about being flooded because a reservoir has been kept topped up to provide irrigation or otherwise, then that water having to be released because tropical storms dump rainwater into that reservoir and threaten its overflow. Or the drainaway canals have been blocked due to lack of maintenance and cannot drain away rainwater. Or local politics precluding the efficient working together of various sluice gates or even vandalism by locals of levee walls.

What do you think, Sherlock?

Edited October 25, 2013 by fab4

[Ulic]

With a history of flooding why store rice here?

[phantomfiddler]

It is obvious that westerners do not understand the thai concept of water management and it,s behaviour. I once went for 5 weeks without a single drop of water coming through the Pattaya City water main. After several pleas for assistance were made, a water "engineer" appeared, looked at the offending supply line and said "I can see the problem ! You need a larger water meter". Terrifying when you realise this level of intellect goes all the way to the top

[aussieinthailand]

I just drove through there yesterday afternoon, the rivers were full but NOTHING on the roads,

but hey in the low areas sure, I guess. just for thows on the roads, ok

[wayned]

And all of this time I thought that it was because everybodys' toilet overflowed!