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Thu, 10/06/2011 - 09:44
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Flood hits Bangkok
BANGKOK, October 6 (TNA) - Traffic on the outskirts of Bangkok has virtually come to a standstill following heavy downpours on Wednesday night and some of the water pumps operated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in the area went out of order.
Small vehicles were unable to pass through the inbound traffic lane of Vibhawadi Rangsit Road, especially from Don Mueang domestic airport to Kasetsart University, as the road was submerged under the 80 centimetres deep floodwater.
Sanya Cheenimitr, director of BMA’s Drainage and Sewerage Department, said several roads are inundated following the heavy downpour in the capital on Wednesday night. He said several roads, especially Vibhawadi Rangsit and Ramintra roads, are heavily flooded and he expected that floodwater could be drained and situation would return to normal around Thursday noon.
Meanwhile, BMA governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said after inspecting flooded areas in the capital that new water pumps would replace those which were out of order on Vibhawadi Rangsit Road.
Water level in the Chao Phraya River is expected to reach the highest level on Thursday at 3.45 p.m. and people living near its banks are expected to suffer while BMA and weather department officials are monitoring the situation closely.
The overall situation in Bangkok is quite worrisome as excess water from dams in the North would be released coupled with continuous rain in the city.
High tide is expected between October 16-17 and later this month while officials of the Drainage and Sewerage Department have been ordered to stay alert around-the-clock. (TNA)
Small vehicles were unable to pass through the inbound traffic lane of Vibhawadi Rangsit Road, especially from Don Mueang domestic airport to Kasetsart University, as the road was submerged under the 80 centimetres deep floodwater.
Sanya Cheenimitr, director of BMA’s Drainage and Sewerage Department, said several roads are inundated following the heavy downpour in the capital on Wednesday night. He said several roads, especially Vibhawadi Rangsit and Ramintra roads, are heavily flooded and he expected that floodwater could be drained and situation would return to normal around Thursday noon.
Meanwhile, BMA governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said after inspecting flooded areas in the capital that new water pumps would replace those which were out of order on Vibhawadi Rangsit Road.
Water level in the Chao Phraya River is expected to reach the highest level on Thursday at 3.45 p.m. and people living near its banks are expected to suffer while BMA and weather department officials are monitoring the situation closely.
The overall situation in Bangkok is quite worrisome as excess water from dams in the North would be released coupled with continuous rain in the city.
High tide is expected between October 16-17 and later this month while officials of the Drainage and Sewerage Department have been ordered to stay alert around-the-clock. (TNA)
