Bangkok to set up disaster prevention center, northern locals warned of flash floods

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BMA to set up disaster prevention center, northern locals warned of flash floods

BANGKOK, 29 May 2014 (NNT) - In light of this month’s quake in the North, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is drafting a plan to establish a center to handle the disaster prevention and mitigation in the future.

Bangkok Deputy Governor Pussadee Tamthai revealed that the center to be set up would particularly deal with management of evacuation routes in emergency cases.

Meanwhile, Group Captain Somsak Kaosuwan, Director of the National Disaster Warning Center, has played down public concerns over continuing aftershocks along the northern fault line triggered by the recent earthquake in Chiang Rai, saying even though aftershocks still occur, they are not dangerous, and their frequency and intensity will ease and eventually die down.

He said that the seismological activities that are facing the northern people are normal occurrences as the earth is adjusting itself after a heavy quake. More than 1,000 aftershocks have shaken the North recently.

Gp. Capt. Somsak however warned residents residing on hilly terrains in the provinces of Phayao, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, and Phrae, saying the areas are more susceptible to flash floods after the tremors.


-- NNT 2014-05-29

[clockman]

Nobody can predict earthquakes. Anywhere in the world. So these words of wisdom. From this so called expert. Mean!!!!!!!!!!

[seajae]

flooding, didnt yl fix all that or were those billions of baht put elsewhere in the ptp account

[55Jay]

I'm from a high earthquake prone place in the USA, and his comments regarding aftershocks causing by plates settling in after a major shift, sounds about right to me.

[Choonpon]

Continuing earth tremors + flash floods + hilly areas= landslides.

People living in the northern areas should be warned and take precautions.

[bigbamboo]

Have to say the knee jerk response to the 'disastrous' quake that hit Thailand recently is a bit OTT. Yes Thailand has minor fault lines but so do most countries.

Take a look at the data regarding tremors that are felt around the world every single day. That will be a shock.

[NongKhaiKid]

Have to say the knee jerk response to the 'disastrous' quake that hit Thailand recently is a bit OTT. Yes Thailand has minor fault lines but so do most countries.

Take a look at the data regarding tremors that are felt around the world every single day. That will be a shock.

How much of it is the usual ' let's make it look as if we're doing something ' routine ?

[canuckamuck]

Gp. Capt. Somsak however warned residents residing on hilly terrains in the provinces of Phayao, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, and Phrae, saying the areas are more susceptible to flash floods after the tremors.

Really... earthquakes causing floods now?

​Sometimes I think these newspapers actually know exactly what they are saying, And then they have a good laugh when the paper comes out.

Seriously if someone collected Thailand's scientific news releases for a few months they would have quite a lot of funny stuff. Might be good for a book or comedy program on Discovery channel.

[chainarong]

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There was quiet a lot of talk about the flood mitigation program and in line with all of the People Talk Party (PTP) that's all it was.

[laurentbkk]

Thailand is always keen to set up system for this or that .... its only talks as I never seen any system working correctly , except maybe the corruption. Hope they will prevent the floods , that is the most important

[laurentbkk]

Thailand is always keen to set up system for this or that .... its only talks as I never seen any system working correctly , except maybe the corruption. Hope they will prevent the floods , that is the most important

[crobe]

 

Gp. Capt. Somsak however warned residents residing on hilly terrains in the provinces of Phayao, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, and Phrae, saying the areas are more susceptible to flash floods after the tremors.

Really... earthquakes causing floods now?

​Sometimes I think these newspapers actually know exactly what they are saying, And then they have a good laugh when the paper comes out.

Seriously if someone collected Thailand's scientific news releases for a few months they would have quite a lot of funny stuff. Might be good for a book or comedy program on Discovery channel.

 

Earthquakes can cause landslides and temporary blockages and dams of waterways, especially in the more remote and hilly regions.

Monitoring aftershocks and weather patterns after this is particularly important as more heavy rainfall can cause the temporary dam "plug" to break causing flash floods.

There are various methods for monitoring the effects after an earthquake tio check for land deformation and the risk of flash flooding - radar inteferometry from satellites, topographic elevation modeling from aerial LIDAR survey of ground based GPS sensors that can detect small lateral land movements.

And as to you sarcasm about Thailand scientific knowledge, I am sure a comedy book about your inane drivel may be more entertaining

[The Deerhunter]

How is Yingluck's promise proceeding, the one to the Japanese car industry to dredge all the canals so we never have "those" floods again? Don't tell me nothing is happening because i have seen some dredging in places that flooded last year and i have never seen dredging before. The big floodplain north of Bangkok would have been a good place to do something positive. Look at all that hyacinth that could be composted for organic agricultural fertilizer. This is not a troll post! Has the country made any progess in getting its potential problem water under control? The rainy season is almost upon us again, without even considering the problems caused by earthquakes. What Laurentbkk says does not sound very hopeful. Does anyone have more cheerful news about improved flood control elsewhere?

[RubbaJohnny]

Continuing earth tremors + flash floods + hilly areas= landslides.

People living in the northern areas should be warned and take precautions.

Good post

Sadly even here corruption is a large part of the problem

Many steep hillsides are stripped of vegetation without concern for consequences.

Flora and fauna are lost,the ability of higher slopes to soak up rain.

Logging both legal and illegal ,slash and burn by undocumented on small scale and industrial size projects that can only happen with"connections'

Like the slash and burn this is easy to monitor

Satelite or plane overview

Send and inspector

Post a fine

Collect the ....MONEY

I think you can see the problem stage

Until the whole edifice for judiaciary legislature and executive can be see to be squaeky clean and officers have a combination of fear of punishment and sufficient reward not to require T money to merely survive the impasse will persist.

Singapore is a sign that Asian cultures with "face" hierarchic traditions can tackle this.

The real tragedy is there seems little demand or will for root and branch change and without popular momentum even harder for whistle blowers and activists prior to last week.The whole process is frozen now and may exacerbate.

[Don Aleman]

It is rumored that this plan consists, primarily, of running like hell while screaming at the top of your lungs !

[canuckamuck]

 

Gp. Capt. Somsak however warned residents residing on hilly terrains in the provinces of Phayao, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, and Phrae, saying the areas are more susceptible to flash floods after the tremors.

Really... earthquakes causing floods now?

​Sometimes I think these newspapers actually know exactly what they are saying, And then they have a good laugh when the paper comes out.

Seriously if someone collected Thailand's scientific news releases for a few months they would have quite a lot of funny stuff. Might be good for a book or comedy program on Discovery channel.

 

Earthquakes can cause landslides and temporary blockages and dams of waterways, especially in the more remote and hilly regions.

Monitoring aftershocks and weather patterns after this is particularly important as more heavy rainfall can cause the temporary dam "plug" to break causing flash floods.

There are various methods for monitoring the effects after an earthquake tio check for land deformation and the risk of flash flooding - radar inteferometry from satellites, topographic elevation modeling from aerial LIDAR survey of ground based GPS sensors that can detect small lateral land movements.

And as to you sarcasm about Thailand scientific knowledge, I am sure a comedy book about your inane drivel may be more entertaining

I knew a post like this would pop up. Ok, I am aware that in certain circumstances a landslide can cause a stream blockage, which could result in some kind of flood, if there was a lot of water involved and the dam broke suddenly. Or a large landslide could enter a reservoir and make a huge wave which could have bad results.

But guess what, that didn't happen and the earthquake was 24 days ago and they are not talking about that. They are saying that since the earthquake, the region is more susceptible to flooding, which is just dumb. There no flash floods coming from a month-ago earthquake.

[RubbaJohnny]

wonder if the premium covers act of god or overthrowing the ball?

Fortunately the sea level rise will solve all in centuries or decades.

There will be excursions from the Lopburi Piers to lost gardens of Lumpini ,the undersea wrecks of Nana and the great barrier thief

Best regards from Johnny Jestski

surfing down Sukhumvit with the tip of the Landmark selling diving Belles

Please send donations to Amplegrirth Temasacked

for raising the Patpong and all who cruised in her.

[55Jay]

wonder if the premium covers act of god or overthrowing the ball?

Fortunately the sea level rise will solve all in centuries or decades.

There will be excursions from the Lopburi Piers to lost gardens of Lumpini ,the undersea wrecks of Nana and the great barrier thief

Best regards from Johnny Jestski

surfing down Sukhumvit with the tip of the Landmark selling diving Belles

Please send donations to Amplegrirth Temasacked

for raising the Patpong and all who cruised in her.

I doubt Nana being underwater will have much impact on business.

[crobe]

Gp. Capt. Somsak however warned residents residing on hilly terrains in the provinces of Phayao, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, and Phrae, saying the areas are more susceptible to flash floods after the tremors.

Really... earthquakes causing floods now?

​Sometimes I think these newspapers actually know exactly what they are saying, And then they have a good laugh when the paper comes out.

Seriously if someone collected Thailand's scientific news releases for a few months they would have quite a lot of funny stuff. Might be good for a book or comedy program on Discovery channel.

Earthquakes can cause landslides and temporary blockages and dams of waterways, especially in the more remote and hilly regions.

Monitoring aftershocks and weather patterns after this is particularly important as more heavy rainfall can cause the temporary dam "plug" to break causing flash floods.

There are various methods for monitoring the effects after an earthquake tio check for land deformation and the risk of flash flooding - radar inteferometry from satellites, topographic elevation modeling from aerial LIDAR survey of ground based GPS sensors that can detect small lateral land movements.

And as to you sarcasm about Thailand scientific knowledge, I am sure a comedy book about your inane drivel may be more entertaining

I knew a post like this would pop up. Ok, I am aware that in certain circumstances a landslide can cause a stream blockage, which could result in some kind of flood, if there was a lot of water involved and the dam broke suddenly. Or a large landslide could enter a reservoir and make a huge wave which could have bad results.

But guess what, that didn't happen and the earthquake was 24 days ago and they are not talking about that. They are saying that since the earthquake, the region is more susceptible to flooding, which is just dumb. There no flash floods coming from a month-ago earthquake.

Just google flash floods and Thailand.

You will see that these killed around 80 people in 2011

I suppose you will say that that also did not happen?

Earthquakes, erosion, landslides are all contributory factors.

I have documented evidence from satellite data showing exactly how the landslips occur causing dam plugs, and the consequences after.

You have only your half baked opinion.

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[canuckamuck]

Please tell me which earthquake caused the flooding in 2011. Everyone knows it was a heavy rain season combined with mismanagement of dams, deforestation, and the plugged Chowpraya delta.

Yes landslides have caused some floods. Although I can't recall any events in Thailand. But this is not what the article was saying. it is saying that the May 5 earthquake has made the area more prone to flooding. Which is just an attempt use a recent news item to push an agenda. nothing to do with the actual situation. Somebody wants a heavy grant or is trying to justify an infrastructure project, which will in turn flood some pockets with baht.