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Report from Bangkok Post dated 15 October 2011 :-
Overflow reaches Pathum Thani heart
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Flooding in the commercial heart of Pathum Thani reached a critical level yesterday, with government offices, shops and restaurants under almost one metre of water.
The Chao Phraya River burst its banks and overflowed into downtown areas in Muang district. Floodwater was 60-80cm deep in most areas.
The provincial governor's residence, the district office and Muang district police station were badly hit.
Officials and workers rushed to put up sandbags at government offices.
The situation deteriorated quickly as businesses on Pattanasamphan Road, the province's economic centre, were completely inundated.
More than 30 restaurants were under almost one metre of water. The road was impassable to small vehicles.
Floodwater rose above one metre at Charoenpol Market in the afternoon, while a bus terminal in tambon Bang Prok in Muang district was overwhelmed by surging water.
Boats were the only mode of transport in the area.
Many bridges in the province turned into parking lots. Authorities urged motorists to park their vehicles at Pathum Thani University.
Affected residents were told to move to a temporary shelter at Pathum Wilai School. About 40 residents turned up at the school, which can accommodate 500-600 people.
Overflow from Khlong Prem Prachakorn canal flooded canalside houses in Sam Khok district, forcing residents to move their belongings to higher ground.
Workers at Navanakorn Industrial Estate put up sandbags to protect it from floodwater from nearby Ayutthaya and overflow from Khlong Prem Prachakorn.
Floodwater covered several sections of Kanchanaphisek Road in Sam Khok district, making it impassable for small vehicles.
Much of the floodwater from Pathum Thani is expected to flow into Khlong Rangsit. Volunteers have been stacking sandbags along the canal, which is the defence line bordering Bangkok's northernmost district of Don Muang.
Authorities voiced confidence that they have everything under control.
Khlong Rangsit is connected to the water gate built across the man-made Khlong Prem Prachakorn, the tributary canal that runs to inner Bangkok through Don Muang district.
The gate is securely shut, making water in Khlong Rangsit at least one metre higher than the level in Khlong Prem Prachakorn.
Authorities fear that if the water gate fails to hold, water will gush into the nearby Muang Ake housing estate and other heavily populated communities in Don Muang and Sai Mai districts.
Tenants of nearby housing estates have collected cash donations to buy food for volunteers and military personnel who are working day and night to build an embankment of sandbags and reinforce flood barriers in the inner section of Khlong Prem Prachakorn.
The canal runs parallel to another canal, Khlong Prapa, which supplies raw water for the city's tap water production.
One resident of Thaninthorn housing estate said she was stricken by fear of the flood and had not slept for two days. The military and the volunteers were their only hope of keeping the flood at bay, she said.
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Posted on: 11:32 pm on Oct. 14, 2011
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madfrog
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Just received this from a girl I know:
Hi Jay, thanks for your message.. I have been very depressed and stress..been packing and moving stuffs to second floor, run around to buy 200 sand bags for protection.. my house is in Bangbuathong Nonthaburi. Roads in front and backside of the compound are already flooded!!! But water is coming closer!! We dont know how high the water will be in my area..Just praying!!!
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Posted on: 11:48 pm on Oct. 14, 2011
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PussyLover 69
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Quote: from madfrog on 11:48 am on Oct. 15, 2011
Roads in front and backside of the compound are already flooded!!! But water is coming closer!! We dont know how high the water will be in my area..Just praying!!
Tell her to buy a canoe or a motor-boat to move around the flooded roads
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Posted on: 12:06 am on Oct. 15, 2011
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madfrog
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It is too late and price of boats have skyrocketed...prices for sandbags also quadrupled...so "surprising" to see human greed taking over once again...everyone in the shit, some people dying? LETS MAKE MONEY!
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Posted on: 12:24 am on Oct. 15, 2011
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Kaymanx
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Quote: from madfrog on 11:48 am on Oct. 15, 2011
"water is coming closer!! We dont know how high the water will be in my area..
I saw such a situation in my city 6 years ago. "Water is coming closer" is the most chilling thing to hear. I can empathise with your friend.
Unlike floods that happen amidst rains, the floods caused by dam bursts, or release of dam water, some hundreds of kilometres away are deadly as they creep in on you silently. Suddenly, when the sky is blue and clear, and everyone is commenting there is no rain, the water comes in, spreading all around you and you are surprised to feel water around your ankles ; and then the water current increases, and it is pushing you around. Houses on a slope get knocked over. It is deadlier if this happens at night when the town is sleeping. Suddenly you hear somebody screaming and then even as you awaken with a start, all you can hear is the ominous roar of gushing water.
Given that the larger share of the city's population live in low-rise houses, and that the floods are expected to coincide with high tide, the next few days seem terribly ominous.
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Posted on: 9:46 am on Oct. 15, 2011
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Kaymanx
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UPDATED 15 October: What time will it flood in Bangkok? High Tide Charts
By Richard Barrow
http://www.thaitravelblogs.com/2011/10/what-time-will-it-flood-in-bangkok-check-the-high-tide-charts-thaiflood/
Whether Bangkok will flood now depends on a number of different factors. How much water is coming down from the run-off up north and will it continue to rain? If a large amount of water comes down the Chao Phraya at the same time as a King High Tide comes up from the sea, then Bangkok will flood. Even more so if there is a big rain storm at the same time.
According to the Hydrographic Department of the Royal Thai Navy, the sea level is forecast to rise during 12-16 October and also 28-30 October 2011. Therefore, people residing in the lower part of the Central Plains, including Bangkok, and the East are encouraged to be on high alert of river run-off and inundation, especially during 13-17 October and 26-31 October 2011. To check the times of the high tides, you can download the charts from the Royal Thai Navy website.
Follow latest #ThaiFloodEng news on Twitter @RichardBarrow
HIGH TIDES
Saturday 15th October:
Paknam: 7:29 a.m. (3.05 meters) & 6:05 p.m. (2.76 meters)
Klong Toei Port: 8:07 a.m. (2.95 meters) & 6:36 p.m. (2.73 meters)
Grand Palace: 8:46 a.m. (3.58 meters) & 7:25 p.m. (3.46 meters)
Sunday 16th October:
Paknam: 8:06 a.m. (3.05 meters) & 6:28 p.m. (2.72 meters)
Klong Toei Port: 8:39 a.m. (2.94 meters) & 6:54 p.m. (2.71 meters)
Grand Palace: 9:17 a.m. (3.58 meters) & 7:35 p.m. (3.44 meters)
Monday 17th October:
Paknam: 8:52 a.m. (3.01 meters) & 6:45 p.m. (2.67 meters)
Klong Toei Port: 9:20 a.m. (2.90 meters) & 7:10 p.m. (2.68 meters)
Grand Palace: 9:59 a.m. (3.55 meters) & 7:43 p.m. (3.43 meters)
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Posted on: 9:58 am on Oct. 15, 2011
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Kaymanx
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Might be a good idea to stay clear of P4P hotspots for the next 48 hours, I guess. I don't know if the authorities might order a shutdown. Imagine lying on a massage bed in one of the hundreds of street-level shops, lost in relaxation, and suddenly you go... blub blub blub. Keep well, bros. A curfew might help.
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Posted on: 10:20 am on Oct. 15, 2011
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jingjo
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No problem in Suk only rain for an hour or so about 3pm yesterday than stop
all good not many punters get over here many pretty lady
as usual, and I must say it's not that hot.
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Posted on: 6:20 pm on Oct. 15, 2011
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Kaymanx
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Thai Capital Escapes Worst of Flooding
October 17, 2011 -- Updated 0623 GMT (1423 HKT)
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(CNN) -- Thai authorities on Monday moved to ease fears that the devastating floods that have engulfed much of the country will swamp the capital.
The country's Flood Relief Operation Command (FROC) reported that flood defense measures in low-lying Bangkok have held and that the bloated Chao Praya River has not risen any further.
There had been fears that further heavy rain over the weekend combined with the spring high tides would overwhelm parts of the city.
"The water situation in Bangkok city is no longer a worry and today is the end of the high tide period," FROC spokesperson Wim Rungwattanachinda told CNN.
However, Irrigation department director general Chalit Damrongsak warned the situation remained critical as water from low-lying areas north of Bangkok still needed to drain.
"It is not over," he said, in quotes carried by Agence France-Presse.
(Hope the optimism is not misplaced)
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Posted on: 1:31 am on Oct. 17, 2011
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