Deputy Bangkok Governor Thirachon Manopaipibul said Tuesday that if the sluice gate of Klong Samwa is lifted to be one metre wide as demanded by angry local residents, all Bangkok could be flooded. Thirachon explained that the further draining of floodwater from Klong Sam Wan Canal into Saen Saeb Canal would cause the floodwater to […]
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport places high confidence in its flood-prevention scheme, with the 3.5-metre-high and 37-metre wide earthern dyke and sheet piles to slow the currents as well as other preventive measures. Airports of Thailand Senior Executive Vice President Somchai Sawasdeepon said that the airport also has a team of officers to monitor water levels at […]
BANGKOK, 31 October 2011 (NNT) – Today, Clinical Professor Doctor Teerawat Kultanan, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, announced that Siriraj Hospital is at risk of inundation. The hospital, thus, is able to admit only emergency cases or critically-ill patients from now until the flooding situation gets better. For further information, contact Siriraj […]
BANGKOK, Oct 31 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), the capital’s municipal government, has declared six districts to be areas requiring evacuation as the northern run-off is crawling towards the inner city and areas along the Chao Phraya River is experiencing high tide Monday. The six districts warned to evacuate are Don Mueang, Laksi, Bang […]
Bangkok’s Chaeng Wattana Road and surrounding areas have been inundated by overflow from Khlong Prapa after an earth dyke in Don Muang district was destroyed by angry residents. The damaged dyke near Wat Nawong in Don Muang caused a huge volume of floodwater to flow into the Prapa canal, which supplies tap water to Bangkok. […]
The embankment of Phra Khanong Canal in Bangkok’s Klong Toey district breached at two spots, causing the water to overflow to inundate Soi Sukhumvit 50 Sunday morning. The sea high tide made it difficult for workers to fix the breached parts. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, Oct 27 – Inbound and outbound flight services are fully functional at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand’s main international airport, as the agency’s staff are countering the flooding challenge with an efficient flood-protection system, airport acting director Somchai Sawasdipol reaffirmed on Thursday. Mr Somchai made his remarks amid fears among the public that the airport may […]
The west of Bangkok faces the risk of being under a metre of water in the next few days, a senior official from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said. “The water will likely cover the entire western zone of Bangkok, with the level ranging between 50 centimetres and one metre,” Chainat Niyomthoon, deputy director of […]
