386 Typhoon Noru will become a tropical storm when it arrives in Thailand on Sept 28-29, according to the Hydro-Informatics Institute.
56 Organizations gave honorary certificates and scholarships to two students who risked their life while rescuing other students hit with electric shocks in floods. Meanwhile, provincial officials hurriedly installed solar lamps near schools to prevent such danger from recurring.
90 Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon visited Narathiwat province to follow up local water situations and discuss the development of southern border provinces.
74 The Royal Irrigation Department confirmed it would not direct floodwater to low-lying paddy fields in the Chao Phraya river basin and would wait for harvest late this month.
68 The government is able to put flooding under control while inundation in eastern Bangkok results from unusual torrential rain, according to Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda.
190 BANGKOK, Sept 13 (TNA) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration warned rains would strike the whole capital this evening while the Royal Irrigation Department will dredge the Prawet Burirom canal to improve flood drainage in the city.
107 Severe flooding continued in many northeastern provinces and officials installed pumps to speed up flood drainage.
121 Director-general of the Royal Irrigation Department, ordered the full-scale operation of nine coastal pump stations to drain floodwater from Bangkok and Samut Prakan province into the Gulf of Thailand.
83 Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited Ayutthaya province to inspect flood prevention efforts including the construction and maintenance of embankments by the military.
153 The Royal Irrigation Department warned people in 11 provinces of the rising level of the Chao Phraya River as it will increase the discharge rate of the Chao Phraya barrage on Sept 4.
153 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the military work together to reinforce flood embankments to cope with looming impacts from northern runoff along with high tide and rainwater.
79 The Pa Sak River overflowed to communities in Saraburi province as officials increased the discharge rate of the Pasak Jolasid Dam.
