BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) today (Nov. 9) warned people living in five zones outside the embankment and within temporary ones that they should prepare for high tides during Nov. 7-13 and Nov. 20-26, Siam Rath newspaper said. The five zones are as follows: – Under Krung Thon (Sang Hee) bridge and Khanap Nam restaurant in
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Bangkok governor: Floodwater to rise again this evening, tomorrow morning
THE GOVERNOR of Bangkok Pol. Gen. Asawin Kwanmuang today (Nov. 8) apologised to city residents for widespread flooding over the past one to two days caused by high tide and mass of water flowing downstream while warning that floodwater will rise again from 4 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. this evening and tomorrow morning,
Read moreMotorists told to avoid Krung Thon bridge amid heavy flooding
WITH many places in Bangkok and Samut Prakan flooded today (Nov. 8) after Chao Phraya River overflowed amid a high tide, the latest alert is for motorists to avoid Krung Thon bridge and use Rama 8 or Rama 7 bridges instead, Siam Rath newspaper said. Motorists on both sides of the river were told
Read morePrayut orders military units to grow parsley to curb soaring prices
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Nov. 4) ordered military units across the country to grow parsley plants in their premises to help contain the soaring prices of the popular vegetable. Agriculture & Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on quoted Prayut as saying during today’s cabinet meeting that various military units are being tasked
Read moreTraffic chaos in Samut Prakan after torrential rain
A HEAVY downpour lasting over an hour in Samut Prakan this evening (Oct. 22) led to many roads being badly flooded and traffic slowing down to a snail’s pace in some areas, TV Channel 7 and JS100 Radio said. The flooding was worse at Mueang district, Srinakharin road, Thepharak and Si Thepa intersections with floodwater
Read moreKorat crocodile farm rushing to prevent flooding
A LARGE crocodile farm in flood-hit Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province is quickly digging a drainage canal to prevent the flooding of its four pens which would enable the over thousand reptiles to escape and threaten the residents, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 20). With the floodwater from Lam Ta Khong river getting close to the farm
Read morePrayut ignores villagers’ woes despite popularity-boosting visit: Pheu Thai MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha has deliberately ignored the woes of the villagers whom he recently visited in a flood-hit province, according to an opposition MP. Pheu Thai MP Kittanya Vajadee alleged that Prayut has not paid attention to the factual woes of the villagers in Ubon Ratchathani where he visited
Read moreDouble trouble: Quarantine facility gets badly flooded
A LOT of Thai netizens shared and commented on a TikTok video posted by a man who was quarantined for being at risk of contracting Covid-19 but the facility got badly flooded two days before he was to be released, Matichon newspaper said today (Oct. 15). TikTok member wut_matrakorn posted the video
Read moreBig traffic snarls in Bangkok after evening downpour
WITH a monsoon trough lying across the lower North, Central, East and Northeast regions and tropical storm Kompasu moving through the Gulf of Tonkin Bangkok was this evening (Oct. 14) lashed by heavy rainfall leading some key roads getting flooded and this triggering bad traffic jams, Matichon newspaper said. Tweets from @fm91trafficpro and @js100radio
Read moreGovt leaders visiting flooded zones ‘not a sign of House dissolution’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OFFICIAL VISITS of government leaders to flood-hit provinces are ”irrelevant” to possibilities of a dissolution of the House of Representatives which may otherwise warrant a general election in near future, said a government MP today (Oct. 6). Palang Pracharath MP Phai Lick dismissed speculation that the House dissolution might
Read moreFlooded Din Daeng tunnel closed to traffic
RAINFALL across Bangkok this afternoon (Oct. 2) led to flooding in many areas with the Din Daeng tunnel badly flooded and closed to traffic, Matichon newspaper said this evening. Mr. Sansern Ruangrit, head of the telemetry group at Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Department of Drainage and Sewerage, tweeted that the flooding in this underpass was
Read moreBangkok Governor issues flood alert in 7 districts
WITH the Chao Phraya river rising as a result of key dams releasing more water Bangkok Governor Pol. Gen. Asawin Kwanmuang this evening (Oct. 1) alerted 11 communities in seven districts that are outside that embankment that they are at risk of being flooded and ordered officials to help them, Siam Rath newspaper said. The
Read more11 Bangkok communities get flood warning
THE BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration today (Sept. 30) warned 11 communities in nine districts along the Chao Phraya river to start moving their belongings to higher places and closely monitor flooding, Amarin TV said. Bangkok Governor Pol. Gen. Asawin Kwanmuang said the Meteorological Department had warned that a monsoon trough lies across the lower central
Read morePowered paraglider pilots deliver food to flood victims stranded on an island
RESIDENTS of two villages in Sukhothai province, who after being stranded on a flood-created island for days had nothing left to eat, were very happy today (Sept. 29) when a team of powered paraglider pilots successfully dropped off some food, Sanook.com said. One of the hungry families said after they ran out of
Read moreGovt leaders, MPs told to stop showing their faces in flood-hit areas
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER ELECTION COMMISSIONER Somchai Srisuthiyakorn today (Sept. 28) suggested government leaders and lawmakers stop showing their faces simply by spending a few hours on official visits to flood-hit areas in the provinces. WIthout naming names, Somchai apparently referred to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan and MPs
Read moreTraffic snarls after heavy rain lashes Bangkok
MANY roads got flooded after torrential rain lashed Bangkok this afternoon (Sept. 19) leading to heavy traffic jams with the downpour being heavier on the Thonburi side of the capital while it gauged 96mm in Sathorn area, INN News said this evening. The Bangkok Flood Prevention Centre recommended that small vehicles avoid 13 routes with
Read moreFloodwaters in Ayutthaya to rise by a metre in 24 hours
PARTS of Ayutthaya province got flooded to the level of 50-70 centimetres today (Sept. 16) after Chao Phraya Dam started releasing more than 1,400 cubic metres/second of water and it is now likely that the inundation will rise by a metre over the next 24 hours, Matichon newspaper said. Heavy rain in the lower
Read moreWeathermen warn storm Conson to unleash heavy rain
THE Thai Meteorological Department this afternoon (Sept. 11) issued a warning that people should brace for severe conditions with isolated heavy to very heavy rain as tropical storm Conson is expected to make a landfall in Da Nang, Vietnam, tomorrow before downgrading to a tropical depression and an active low-pressure cell. At the same an
Read moreGermany picks through rubble after deadly European floods
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Schuld, Germany – Rescue workers scrambled today (July 17) to find survivors and victims of the devastation wreaked by the worst floods to hit western Europe in living memory, which have already left more than 150 people dead and dozens more missing. Western Germany has suffered the most
Read moreBMA gears up for weeks of heavy rain, floods
BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration today (Sept. 3) alerted its key departments to be well-prepared for heavy rain and likely flooding in the capital city from this month till the middle of October as a monsoon trough is covering lower central, eastern and lower northeastern regions during this period, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Mrs. Silpasuay Raweesaengsoon, BMA’s
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