Floodwaters head for Ayutthaya
Persistent rain has been causing floods and landslides in the North, with floodwater expected to reach the Central Plains, including Ayutthaya, today.
- Published: 10/09/2012 at 12:00 AM
In Uttaradit province, floods and landslides hit many communities in Muang Uttaradit district, while a 1km-long section of Highway No.11 (Den Chai-Uttaradit) was submerged yesterday. No casualties were reported.
Surachai Thatkawin, the provincial disaster prevention and mitigation chief, said 100mm of rainfall was measured and flash floods and landslides could continue until at least tomorrow.
Uttaradit deputy governor Chalermchai Fuangkhon said about 300 houses in Laplae district were under about 1m of water.
In Phichit province, floods from Phetchabun and Wang Thong mountain ranges hit Muang Phichit district.
About 30 houses were submerged under about 1 metre of water and hundreds of rai of farmland were inundated.
In Phitsanulok, landslides blocked a 100m stretch of Nakhon Thai-Bo Pho Road in Ban Bo Pho village of Nakhon Thai district yesterday morning.
Boonying Khumsuphan, the provincial disaster prevention and mitigation chief, said heavy rains raised the possibility of landslides and flash floods in Nakhon Thai, Chat Trakan, Wang Thong, Wat Bot and Noen Maprang districts for the next few days.
Meanwhile, repairs are still under way to a northern railway track in Lamphun province that was damaged by the flooding. Repairs continued in the midst of pouring rain on the track, which lost its foundations for a distance of about 90m between Khun Tan and Tha Chompoo railway stations in Mae Tha district.
At present, northbound trains from Bangkok can only travel as far as Lampang province.
In Nakhon Sawan province, flash floods hit communities and farmland in Mae Wong and Lat Yao districts. At least 1,000 rai of paddy fields were damaged.
Wisarn Wasuntharaporn, the provincial irrigation chief, said the floods should recede in three days.
Maitree Pitinanont, the irrigation chief of Ayutthaya province, said the water flow rate from Nakhon Sawan towards Ayutthaya was rising from 1,500 to 2,000 cubic metres a second yesterday evening.
He expects the water to start affecting people living in low-lying areas in Phak Hai, Bang Ban and Sena districts on the western side of Ayutthaya at noon today.
Locals have been urged to moved their belongings to high places.
Share your thoughts
- Discussion 1 : 11/09/2012 at 01:39 AM
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Perhaps another PTP hub. Surf's up!!!!!!
- Discussion 2 : 10/09/2012 at 07:24 PM
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As long as "unusually wealthy" people slash and burn hillside forests to satisfy their greed, no government (regardless of promises or even good intentions) can ever do more than protect the richer parts of Bangkok and a few industrial estate from flooding.
- Discussion 3 : 10/09/2012 at 12:10 PM
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I knew it. I was expecting it to flood again this year. Dah!
- Discussion 4 : 10/09/2012 at 11:19 AM
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If the media hypes “Here comes the deluge” enough then we could see people start to panic buy bottled water and tinned fish. Which will be PTP's fault for not providing clear information and allowing the monsoon rain fall, flash floods, landslides and wide spread panic buying.
- Discussion 5 : 10/09/2012 at 10:39 AM
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#7 to maeab
Are you naive ? Our PM is sister of Taksin (fugitive) and her best friend inside government is Kittirat ("white" liar)...
- Discussion 6 : 10/09/2012 at 10:06 AM
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We saw many workers built many walls to canalise the water, as we saw many policemen cut many u-turn, to canalise the cars... and what do we see now ? The canals are overfull of water and long traffic jams in the streets...
Please dear Mrs PM, call specialists from Thailand or from abroad, and stop to employ friends and cronies. Thailand is not your country, Thailand is our (you, I & others) country...
- Discussion 7 : 10/09/2012 at 09:57 AM
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It seems a lot of wrongdoings are working. Of course, PTP government spent already high money for preventing flood, but I suppose they forgot to give the job to specialists, and finally only the money-suckers got it.....and did so few, even nothing.
- Discussion 8 : 10/09/2012 at 09:38 AM
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I wonder how many trees could have been planted for all the money wasted on flood planning .
- Discussion 9 : 10/09/2012 at 09:26 AM
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D7 Meab don't "you mean give white lies a chance"?
- Discussion 10 : 10/09/2012 at 09:10 AM
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Am I right to say that this incapable government is telling lie?
- Discussion 11 : 10/09/2012 at 09:00 AM
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In medicine one distinguishes between an acute, chronic or persistent infection. The sane terminology can be applied to flooding, a flash flood is an acute attack, last year's flood was a chronic infection. Yingluck's aim is to primarily deal with the chronic threat, this has yet to be tested. Acute attacks are painful and unpredictable, but they are short lived.
- Discussion 12 : 10/09/2012 at 08:52 AM
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Have no fear, the water pushing machines are here! Oh wait, that's just to protect Bangkok. Something needs to change with this "screw the rest of Thailand as long as Bangkok is safe" mentality. Maybe they need to trade in their $9000 BHT shoes for a pair of Crocs for once.
- Discussion 13 : 10/09/2012 at 08:29 AM
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Here comes the deluge.....Quick pour some more tax money into the flood fund.
- Discussion 14 : 10/09/2012 at 08:24 AM
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Spicy...its just another convienant 'white lie' to keep the people under the impression that the government is doing something when clearily its not.
- Discussion 15 : 10/09/2012 at 08:17 AM
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Lets give the PM a chance, I have faith that she would not lie to the good people of Thailand.
- Discussion 16 : 10/09/2012 at 07:26 AM
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Is this the real test now?
- Discussion 17 : 10/09/2012 at 07:14 AM
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Don't forget: "No flooding this year". It must be just our imagination caused by the heat.
- Discussion 18 : 10/09/2012 at 06:20 AM
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In Nakhon Sawan province, flash floods hit communities and farmland in Mae Wong and Lat Yao districts. At least 1,000 rai of paddy fields were damaged.
What a surprise. That is part of the area that the Mae Wong dam will protect if it ever gets built. Where are the envoirnmentalists? Why aren't they out protesting at all the ares of Thailand being flooded and houses submerged?
Perhaps they don't care about peoples lives and livelihoods, just trees and tigers.
- Discussion 19 : 10/09/2012 at 05:15 AM
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What happened to the PM's guarantee of no floods in 2012?
- Discussion 20 : 10/09/2012 at 04:21 AM
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How can this be? PM Yingluck assured us and the rest of the world there would be no floods this year and the rainy season is just starting.
- Discussion 21 : 10/09/2012 at 03:39 AM
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Impossible! PTP promised. Yingluck herself promised. I guess those hundreds of millions of baht earmarked for flood control ended up in someone's pockets instead. Between this and the rice scheme, I wonder how many tens of billions of baht our current government will cost Thailand. But, hey, as long as they get their share, who cares?
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