Northeastern flooding expected to subside in one week: PM Prayut

[webfact]

Northeastern flooding expected to subside in one week: PM

 

 

 

BANGKOK, 10 August 2017 (NNT) – The flood situation in the northeastern region is expected to subside in a one-week time, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. 

The premier viewed a video clip of a pair of father and son who helped arrange road traffic and cleared out garbage from sewage pipes on a flooded road in front of Kamsoi Pittayasan School in Mukdaharn and pointed out that they set a good example for other people to help each other. 

He instructed the authorities in all flooded provinces to find out if there may have been any blockade to the sewage system and to clear it up to facilitate the drainage, while the related agencies were bringing the excessive water to Moon River and finally to Mekong River with the use of water pumps. The situation is expected to improve within one week, according to the premier. 

He also ordered each province to survey for damages after the flooding has subsided and to provide assistance to the flood victims. All information regarding the flood-inflicted damages will be used as a reference for compensation pays under official regulations, he said.

 

-- nnt 2017-08-10

[NCC1701A]

you mean the current flooding...

 

so no more rain for the rest of the season?

 

 

[ExpatOilWorker]

Yesterday he said "According to the prime minister, passengers arriving at the airport normally spend up "three to five minutes" to clear immigration."

 

I guess Einstein was right, time is relative.

[lovelomsak]

He also said before the rainy season not to worry there would not be to much rain. Hard to believe a word he says.about the weather

[Dobredin Ghusputin]

56 minutes ago, webfact said:

He instructed the authorities in all flooded provinces to find out if there may have been any blockade to the sewage system and to clear it up to facilitate the drainage

 

The man is a genius.

[inThailand]

The real rainy season hasn't even started. Man the long tails!

[zzaa09]

11 hours ago, inThailand said:

The real rainy season hasn't even started. Man the long tails!

...and it's the rare season that Isaan is receiving a good share of the weather [and flooding] - normal sw monsoon as well as the typhoon residue coming inland. 

[ExpatOilWorker]

On 8/10/2017 at 7:58 AM, NCC1701A said:

you mean the current flooding...

 

so no more rain for the rest of the season?

 

 

Here we go, Flood act II

 

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned at-risk areas in 50 provinces to be on alert for heavy rains.