100 Gas Cylinders Float in Floodwater
People were startled with about 100 gas cylinders floating on flooded roads in Kho Hong municipality in Hat Yai district while a landslide toppled about 10 power poles in another area of this southern province.
People were startled with about 100 gas cylinders floating on flooded roads in Kho Hong municipality in Hat Yai district while a landslide toppled about 10 power poles in another area of this southern province.
Two embankments that were ruptured for a distance of about 50 meters on both sides of the Chi River were partly repaired.
Staff of the Royal Irrigation Department were hurriedly repairing an embankment road in Ayutthaya province to protect Sena Hospital from flooding.
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand raises the discharge rate of the Ubol Ratana hydropower dam in Khon Kaen province on Oct 10-12.
The National Water Command Centre warned people along the Chao Phraya River of rising water levels due to runoff from the North and high tides.
The Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission asked radio stations nationwide to disseminate disaster reports from the government for the sake of public safety amid heavy downpours and flooding in regions.
Flooding remained critical in many provinces of the Northeast because water exceeded the capacities of many reservoirs in the region.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration hopes it can cope with deluges of water from the North and high tides on Oct 7 and 8 with some concern, according to authorities.
BANGKOK, Oct 4 (TNA) – The City Hall expected heavy rains this evening especially in flood-prone districts namely Laksi, Don Muang and Bang Khen. It will deploy vehicles with high water wading capacity to help commuters who were stranded last night.
Floods slightly subsided in communities and business areas in the heart of the northern province but were still deeper than one meter at some locations. Meanwhile, spreading floodwater reached the archeological site of Wiang Kum Kam.
he Mae Ping River exceeded its critical level and the governor of the northern province ordered local officials to be prepared to help flood victims.
Storm Noru weakened to a depression in Chaturaphak Phiman district of Roi Et and was moving northwestwards while the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reinforced its embankments