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Mon, 08/22/2011 - 15:40
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Bangkok still safe from floods
BANGKOK, August 22 (TNA) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) believes the capital city is still safe from floods but cautions that 13 districts located in areas beyond flood-prevention dykes could be inundated during hide tides in late October.
Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paripatra said the amount of upstream water flowing into the main Chao Phraya River was measured above the normal level at 1,900 cubic meters per second in Ayutthaya Province’s Bang Sai district, while the level of Chao Phraya River was measured at 1.50 meters above the average sea level and was expected to rise to1.60 meters at 9.13 p.m. on Monday.
He said at this rate the Thai capital was still relatively safe from inundations as flood-prevention dykes erected along riverside areas in the city could prevent up to 2.50 metres high floodwaters.
Nevertheless, the governor ordered officials in 13 Bangkok districts located outside the flood-prevention dykes to closely monitor the tides due to the inflow of upstream water through dams in upper provinces.
Furthermore, he said there was also a low pressure area in the South China Sea near the Philippines, which could develop into a depression and drift through Thailand in late October.
Therefore, the BMA instructed officials to take a special care around the clock from this month to October. It also distributed tide timetables to the public to help them cope with possible floods in this rainy season. (TNA)
Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paripatra said the amount of upstream water flowing into the main Chao Phraya River was measured above the normal level at 1,900 cubic meters per second in Ayutthaya Province’s Bang Sai district, while the level of Chao Phraya River was measured at 1.50 meters above the average sea level and was expected to rise to1.60 meters at 9.13 p.m. on Monday.
He said at this rate the Thai capital was still relatively safe from inundations as flood-prevention dykes erected along riverside areas in the city could prevent up to 2.50 metres high floodwaters.
Nevertheless, the governor ordered officials in 13 Bangkok districts located outside the flood-prevention dykes to closely monitor the tides due to the inflow of upstream water through dams in upper provinces.
Furthermore, he said there was also a low pressure area in the South China Sea near the Philippines, which could develop into a depression and drift through Thailand in late October.
Therefore, the BMA instructed officials to take a special care around the clock from this month to October. It also distributed tide timetables to the public to help them cope with possible floods in this rainy season. (TNA)
