Flood situation to worsen as more rains are expected in large areas of Thailand's upper region

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Flood situation to worsen as more rains are expected in large areas of the country’s upper region

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Flood situation in the North remains critical with vast areas of farmland and  residential areas  in towns being  submerged and   roads impassable, and  schools closed, as the Meteorological Department  warned today   that high pressure system is moving down from China and is blanketing Thailand's upper northern region.

 

This will result in more rains in the North and then extend to other lower part of the country in the central, lower northeastern, and eastern regions.

 

Although flood situation in some northern provinces have eased but it could deteriorate again with the upcoming rains from the approaching cold weather system.

 

Floods have wreaked extensive havoc on farmland in Phitsanulok with over 50,000 rais of paddy fields inundated by floods.

 

In Nakhon Sawan, authorities warned residents living by the Yom river to get ready for evacuation as the river could burst banks once full runoff from Phitsanulok arrives.

 

Runoff water from Phichit and Khampaengphet rivers have now flowed into Nakhon Sawan province causing the water level in the Ping, Yom, Nan, and Chao Phraya rivers to hike by almost 1 metre and rapidly overflowed into the rice fields in Ta Mai, Pikun, Bang Khien, and Bang Phra Luang subdistricts, leaving hundreds of acres of rice, ready to be cultivated next week, to be completely destroyed.

 

Phichit province is now hard hit by flood as more water from upper provinces has flowed downstream and could cause the Yom river passing four districts to burst banks.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/flood-situation-worsen-rains-expected-large-areas-countrys-upper-region/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-21

[ourmanflint]

If only they had some sort of system to store all that water, it might come in useful in the dry season.

[Lupatria]

And when the world champions in water irrigation -the Dutch- offered their help they were told: Go home you countly! tzzzzzzzz

[Gweiloman]

2 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

If only they had some sort of system to store all that water, it might come in useful in the dry season.

 

I did an internet search on this and found two kinds of construction that might do the job - reservoir and dam. Anyone knows if they have such advanced infrastructures here in Thailand?

[manhood]

Well living here now 5 years and it is business as usual every year.

No proper infractructure and no plan of doing the right job in time.....

I learned this is Thainess: so no worry. let it go!

[gjoo888]

1 hour ago, Lupatria said:

And when the world champions in water irrigation -the Dutch- offered their help they were told: Go home you countly! tzzzzzzzz

You might want to read about how the Dutch helped many Thailand ministries and authorities to combat flooding during the big floods in 2011:

http://www.dutchwatersector.com/news-events/news/1643-dutch-experts-helped-thai-authorities-to-combat-bangkok-floods.html

[jobin]

This is normal and centuries old.  Celebrate natural events, decry man-made catastrophe.

[MaiChai]

20 years living in Thailand on and off and we still get floods almost every year and every time it floods the government says it will do something about it, the floods go away, and nothing is done about it. The answer is to make sure you are not affected; live where doesnt flood, raise the land where you live if it does, buy a pickup rather than a car, etc.

 

I am more surprised sea levels rising and no long term plan for bangkok. Suppose the answer to that is dont live in or around bangkok

[farcanell]

Fear not... A drought will come along shortly, to make up for it.

[Ulic]

Enough.....If you built and managed a proper water management system you would have nothing

to complain about every rainy season or drought/dry season. We all like to complain about

something. This distracts the masses from complaining about bigger things,  government

corruption etc..

[nakhonandy]

7 hours ago, gjoo888 said:

You might want to read about how the Dutch helped many Thailand ministries and authorities to combat flooding during the big floods in 2011:

http://www.dutchwatersector.com/news-events/news/1643-dutch-experts-helped-thai-authorities-to-combat-bangkok-floods.html

That is very true. 

 

However they also didn't implement the suggestions from the Dutch that would resolve this situation. 

 

Still reactive not proactive. 

[Xircal]

10 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

If only they had some sort of system to store all that water, it might come in useful in the dry season.

 

They've already got a couple of dams but I guess they're either in the wrong places or overloaded.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumibol_Dam

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirikit_Dam

 

[lamyai3]

Indeed, the great flood disaster of 2011 was largely man made, a consequence of mismanaging the water flow from one of the dams upcountry. 

[chiang mai]

11 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

 

I did an internet search on this and found two kinds of construction that might do the job - reservoir and dam. Anyone knows if they have such advanced infrastructures here in Thailand?

 

Oddly they have, over 70 million cubic metres worth!!!

 

http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/rid_dam_1.php?lang=en

[chiang mai]

2 hours ago, Xircal said:

 

They've already got a couple of dams but I guess they're either in the wrong places or overloaded.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumibol_Dam

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirikit_Dam

 

 

Forty six to be precise:

 

http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/rid_dam_1.php?lang=en

[sahibji]

17 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

If only they had some sort of system to store all that water, it might come in useful in the dry season.

more easily said than done. such a system would require infrastructure of immense magnitude.

[sahibji]

3 hours ago, chiang mai said:

 

Forty six to be precise:

 

http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/rid_dam_1.php?lang=en

do no forget floods waters do not follow the same path all the time. hence it is difficult to anticipate the course of the water flow.

[chiang mai]

2 minutes ago, sahibji said:

do no forget floods waters do not follow the same path all the time. hence it is difficult to anticipate the course of the water flow.

 

Indeed. My response of 46 was for the poster who thinks Thailand has a couple of reservoirs.

[sahibji]

7 hours ago, Ulic said:

Enough.....If you built and managed a proper water management system you would have nothing

to complain about every rainy season or drought/dry season. We all like to complain about

something. This distracts the masses from complaining about bigger things,  government

corruption etc..

this is a tragic reality. building such infrastructure is immensely costly.

[Gweiloman]

4 hours ago, sahibji said:

this is a tragic reality. building such infrastructure is immensely costly.

 

Costlier than say, submarines?