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Samsen, Makkasan residents told to get prepared for flooding

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra went on TV early Thursday to warn residents of Samsen and Makkasan areas to move belongs to high grounds.

Asean Emergency Assessment Team Arrives In Thailand

The Asean Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ERAT) has arrived in Thailand to assess flood-affected areas, Asean announced on Wednesday.

Govt sacrifices eastern Bangkok

Bangkok Post 20.10.2011
Govt sacrifices eastern Bangkok

In a bid to save the economic heart of the capital amid surging water levels, the government has finally opted to use the eastern part of Bangkok to drain massive amounts of floodwaters from the northern outskirts.

Bangkok must share flooding, adviser tells PM

A close aide to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday suggested that the government immediately revise its flood-prevention plan to protect the inner city areas from severe flooding.

Flooding closes Future Park Rangsit

Bangkok Post 19.10.2011
Flooding closes Future Park Rangsit

Future Park mall at Rangsit announced it has closed for the day on Wednesday after roads in the area were flooded.

Bangkok Residents Told to Prepare for Flood

Flooding that has inundated much of Thailand's agricultural heartland, paralyzed hundreds of factories and threatened to burst into the capital has also decimated confidence in the government that took power in August.

Thai PM appeals for unity amid flood crisis

Thailand's premier urged the country's rival political factions Wednesday to work together to tackle the worst floods in decades, as residents in parts of Bangkok were put on heightened alert.

Bangkok may face new eastern flood front

Thai authorities were staging a fighting retreat Wednesday against flood waters that threaten Bangkok, after the country's oldest factory park was completely inundated and a nearby one faced imminent threat.

'Obsolete' Weather Radar Blamed as Full Dams Worsen Thai Floods

Daniel Ten Kate and Supunnabul Suwannakij BusinessWeek 18.10.2011
'Worst is passed' for Bangkok flooding threat

The most critical days of flood prevention for Bangkok, Thailand's capital, has passed, said a team of Chinese experts sent by the Chinese government to Thailand to help with flood relief.

'Obsolete' Weather Radar Blamed as Full Dams Worsen Thai Floods

Thailand’s weather service blamed obsolete equipment for failing to predict the severity of rains that killed 307 people, saying authorities ignored upgrade requests that could have mitigated the impact of flooding.


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