Ubon evacuations begin as rivers rise

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Ubon evacuations begin as rivers rise

By The Nation

 

UBON RATCHATHANI: -- Residents of a community alongside the Mul River in Ubon Ratchathani are now living in tents after being flooded out of their homes.

 

Nakhon Ubon Ratchathani municipal workers on Thursday evacuated the Wang Daeng community in Mueang district to a temporary campground set up along a road ringing the Huai Moung Reservoir. 

 

Mobile toilets and tanks filled with drinking water have been provided. 

 

The water level in both the Mul and Mekong rivers has risen significantly in the province, slowing the run-off of floodwater from other sources. 

 

The Mul was within 80 centimetres of topping its banks in Warin Chamrap district, threatening to inundate the communities of Tha Bong Mang, Hat Suan Ya, Ket Kaew, Tha Ko Phai and Ban Chang Mo.

 

The province’s governor, Somsak Jangtrakul, has had officials prepare flat-bottom boats, water pumps and more sites on higher ground where shelters could be set up for evacuees.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30321961

 

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[robblok]

Poor people, lets hope that the storm is done soon and they can go back to their houses (and if flooded) they are compensated. We were compensated in 2011 (was not much) but every little bit helps. 

[kannot]

I  think this year could beat the last flood  by a long  way, Robb  if u still live in that same house MOVE fast!

Rain at the land here has been very good  all year, I live in the driest part of Thailand, the rain was needed as Pranburi dam was quite  low.

This year unless Aug Sept Oct are  going to be incredibly dry is  going to be a disaster.

[robblok]

9 minutes ago, kannot said:

I  think this year could beat the last flood  by a long  way, Robb  if u still live in that same house MOVE fast!

Rain at the land here has been very good  all year, I live in the driest part of Thailand, the rain was needed as Pranburi dam was quite  low.

This year unless Aug Sept Oct are  going to be incredibly dry is  going to be a disaster.

I live in the same house but I am not affraid.. as i said last time it was because of the dams that were released on the wrong time. Now they are releasing water already. Also the reservoirs are far from full, plus they put in a lot of infrastructure here to combat flooding and a whole new central and sky train. The area is too expensive now to let flood.  

[kannot]

8 minutes ago, robblok said:

I live in the same house but I am not affraid.. as i said last time it was because of the dams that were released on the wrong time. Now they are releasing water already. Also the reservoirs are far from full, plus they put in a lot of infrastructure here to combat flooding and a whole new central and sky train. The area is too expensive now to let flood.  

Hope so,  but this year has been a  lot here, ok so now  youve gone all "Hi so" on us 

[robblok]

6 minutes ago, kannot said:

Hope so,  but this year has been a  lot here, ok so now  youve gone all "Hi so" on us 

Not Hi So just a lot of expensive development around here.. they are even building an Ikea.

 

Also seen them put a lot drainage in big pipes, our village has never been flooded only in 2011.. so only something of that magnitude would suffice. I don't see that happening without mismanagement of the dams.. this time they are releasing before they are forced to release it.

[Grusa]

My Thai friends tell me, I have observed in the "sticks", and historical photos show that traditionally Thai house are built on stilts, everything of value is kept onbthe upper levels, and every house has a boat! They used to go to school by boat when the rains came, there was no other way. They were also as kids expected to help replace the teak leaf roofs every year, which kept them dry and comfortable.

 

Now they all want to live at ground level in farang style house, and for Gods's sake set up businesses by the sides of roads - below road level! Of course they get flooded, use sandbags, concrete or anything they can find to dam the inevitable.

 

It is the nature of the country that flooding will happen, is unpredictable, there is more energy in a thunderstorm than a nuclear weapon! Let's rethink and go back to stilts and boats!  rivers such as the Mekong and the Moon cannot be controlled easily.

[macgver]

Heard from the news that 2 dams were full (northern and northeastern), as well it were cracked plus the storms too. Situation is not promising but pray. 

[ratcatcher]

5 minutes ago, macgver said:

Heard from the news that 2 dams were full (northern and northeastern), as well it were cracked plus the storms too. Situation is not promising but pray. 

"Heard from the news that 2 dams were full (northern and northeastern), "

 

What northern dams? Bhumibol & Sirikit?                  No way they are full yet, although the Nan river is very high tonight..  I presume the Ping is also up and we know the Yom in Sukhothai flooded the market.

[macgver]

1 minute ago, ratcatcher said:

"Heard from the news that 2 dams were full (northern and northeastern), "

 

What northern dams? Bhumibol & Sirikit?                  No way they are full yet, although the Nan river is very high tonight..  I presume the Ping is also up and we know the Yom in Sukhothai flooded the market.

Not the big dams, small dams burst and full.

[robblok]

2 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

"Heard from the news that 2 dams were full (northern and northeastern), "

 

What northern dams? Bhumibol & Sirikit?                  No way they are full yet, although the Nan river is very high tonight..  I presume the Ping is also up and we know the Yom in Sukhothai flooded the market.

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

 

Bhumibol & Sirikit are far from full. 

[ratcatcher]

3 minutes ago, robblok said:

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

 

Bhumibol & Sirikit are far from full. 

Thanks, I hope the Irrigation Dept, along with the Meteorological Dept can balance release and retention during this rain season, so that by December the dams are full with minimum downstream flood damage having occurred..

[macgver]

Almost the whole place of the Sakon Nakhon

Flood.mp4

[robblok]

23 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

Thanks, I hope the Irrigation Dept, along with the Meteorological Dept can balance release and retention during this rain season, so that by December the dams are full with minimum downstream flood damage having occurred..

I hope so too... at least now they are not holding it all up and then having to release it.. they are already doing controlled releases.