The Flood Relief Operations Centre has moved people from its evacuation site in Bangkok Don Muang Airport to a shelter inside a college in Chon Buri, after it looked like the compound might get submerged. FROC spokesman Wim Rungwatthanajinda said more than 100 buses were being used to move some 4,000 evacuees and the job […]
BANGKOK, 25 October 2011 (NNT) – A leading expert has warned Bangkokians to prepare to live with floods, which may persist for a long time. While the government seems reluctant to clarify the flood situation in inner Bangkok, Assoc. Prof. Seri Suparatit of Rangsit University has answered Bangkokians’ doubt, making it clear that the capital […]
NAKHON NAYOK, 23 October 2011 (NNT) – Nakhon Nayok Police yesterday announced an arrest of three thieves who robbed a flood victim in the Muang District. Authorities revealed that these criminal are Sombut Seubchart, Thanongsak LomVong , and Samarng Sangsom. The three men allegedly snatched 35,000 cash from Mr. Supat Jamseen after pretending to help […]
At least seven districts of Bangkok were partially submerged up to 30 centimeters or more early Sunday. Authorities said flooding in the capital could last several weeks. Some roads in the northern Don Muang district were waterways with small boats nearly as common as motor vehicles. Water was as high as a car tyre. The […]
The governor made an urgent announcement just before midnight Sunday, advising residents of Don Mueang, Laksi, Bang Khen, Chatujak, Bang Sue and Sai Mai districts to move their belongings to higher ground and evacuate some vulnerable citizens including the elderly, patients and children to temporary shelters provided by the local authorities. Flood Relief Operations Centre […]
BANGKOK, 22 October 2011 (NNT) – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced this morning the government has opted to protect important official buildings and economic zones of Bangkok from northern runoff by allowing the approaching floodwater to pass through the southern part of the city before flowing into the Chao Phraya River. In her weekly […]
BANGKOK, 21 October 2011 (NNT) – The Government of Thailand has issued a warning of disaster crisis, in accordance with the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act, Section 31, to ensure that efforts to solve the flood problem will be done in unison. After Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra convened a meeting with agencies related to water […]
Some areas of Don Mueang and Lak Si districts in Bangkok have been inundated by overflow from Khlong Prapa canal. Metropolitan Waterworks Authority governor Charoen Phassa said on Friday that the water had burst through a flood barrier at Khlong Luang in Bangkok Yai and swept into Khlong Prapa. Read more: Bangkok Post
