BANGKOK, Nov 15 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday reassured the Bangkok public that flooding in the capital has already passed its critical point and that floodwater in eastern part of the city should be totally drained into the sea before the year end.

The premier said the level of floodwater in Bangkok has continuously declined and, regarding the overall situation, the crisis has already peaked.

Ms Yingluck reasoned that drainage in east works efficiently and that she expects the situation to return to normal by the end of the year. But for western Bangkok, it still depends on repair work of the damaged temporary dykes along the Chao Phraya River, expected to be completed in the next few days.

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