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Thai PM withholds declaring national disaster
BANGKOK, October 10 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has affirmed that the government will not declare a state of national disaster despite the country’s worst flood in decades.
Speaking to reporters after attending a meeting at the government's relief operation centre for flood victims at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport, Yingluck said the recent stretch of rainy weather will not significantly affect the flood level as rainfall is normally expected at this time of the year, and dismissed any influence from any named storm.
Yingluck also admitted that it is still unnecessary for the government to declare a state of national disaster and that the country needs no assistance from other countries yet.
The premier said 1.5 million sandbags will be used to erect three more floodwalls in Bangkok and they are expected to be completed within 2 days. She believes that if the capital city can survive the next few days, it will be safe from flooding.
Yingluck said the government has ordered the Marine Department to suspend waterway traffic to lessen the impact of waves on riverside residences and rid off hyacinths and objects that could obstruct the water flows. More canals will also be dredged in areas adjacent to Bangkok within seven days, she added. (TNA)
Speaking to reporters after attending a meeting at the government's relief operation centre for flood victims at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport, Yingluck said the recent stretch of rainy weather will not significantly affect the flood level as rainfall is normally expected at this time of the year, and dismissed any influence from any named storm.
Yingluck also admitted that it is still unnecessary for the government to declare a state of national disaster and that the country needs no assistance from other countries yet.
The premier said 1.5 million sandbags will be used to erect three more floodwalls in Bangkok and they are expected to be completed within 2 days. She believes that if the capital city can survive the next few days, it will be safe from flooding.
Yingluck said the government has ordered the Marine Department to suspend waterway traffic to lessen the impact of waves on riverside residences and rid off hyacinths and objects that could obstruct the water flows. More canals will also be dredged in areas adjacent to Bangkok within seven days, she added. (TNA)
