BANGKOK, Nov 11 – The overall flooding situation in Bangkok is seen as improving as the water level is decreasing in many areas. The water covering Vibhavadi Rangsit Road declined by 20cm including at the offices of Thai Rath newspaper, where it was 60cm deep and at Thai Airways International headquarters where it was 65cm […]
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is making an all-out effort to drain floodwater from the northern outskirts through Khlong Bang Sue in the hope of protecting the heart of Bangkok. Massive runoff from the north surging toward Phahon Yothin, Vibhavadi Rangsit and Ratchadaphisek roads are being blocked by Khlong Bang Sue which cuts across the three […]
BANGKOK, Nov 4 – The Thai capital began Friday morning with further encroachment of advancing floodwaters, moving slowly but steadily to cover larger areas. Ha Yak Lat Phrao intersection is flooded to a depth of 40cm, while water moving south from the drainage network to enter Central Plaza Lat Phrao, inching onward to the Flood […]
Flooding continued to batter Bangkok yesterday, with more areas succumbing to runoff water from the upper part of the country. As of press time, flood water had reached the Samiannaree Temple on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. The Major Ratchayothin Complex at the Ratchayothin intersection has suspended services indefinitely. In front of Siam Commercial Bank headquarters on […]
Presently, the outbound lanes of the Vibhavadi Rangsit Road have been closed to traffic from the Samian Naree Temple onward. Due to severe inundation, 29 roads in Bangkok were now off-limits to traffic. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, Nov 2 — The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) issued an evacuation order for all Bang Khen district residents as the water level is rising, spreading into the area, and two subdistricts in Lat Phrao and Khlong Sam Wa, as floodwater continues moving slowly toward Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said Tuesday that […]
