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    Nakhon Ratchasima municipal area submerged for second time in less than a month

    Overflow from the Lam Takhong River and runoff from Soong Nern and Kham Talay Sor districts have flooded the municipal area of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima for the second time in less than a month.


    The bypass road, the main artery to the other north-eastern provinces, is so heavily flooded today (Tuesday) that small vehicles from Bangkok, heading for provinces via Nakhon Ratchasima, are advised to use an alternative route, by using the See Kiew elevated road toward Chok Chai district, and back onto the Friendship Road in Jor Hor district.


    Conversely, vehicles heading for Bangkok through Nakhon Ratchasima are advised to use Sai Chor Road through Jor Hor heading towards Chok Chai district and onto the See Kiew elevated road.


    Today, officials and workers helped in moving medical equipment from the ground floor to higher ground at Maharat Nakhin Ratchasima Hospital, as sand bags were used to build a flood wall to protect the hospital. Huge water pumps were also installed, in case the flood wall collapses.


    Governor Wichian Chantharanothai, meanwhile, led officials and workers in evacuating people from heavily-flooded areas to safety and in helping to move their belongings to higher ground.


    He said that an excessive volume of water from Soong Nern and Kham Talay Sor districts, due to heavy rains induced by the Kompasu storm last week, is pouring into the Lam Takhong River, which passes through the municipal area, instead of into the Boriboon River, because the sluice gate in Kok Kruat sub-district, which is supposed to divert the excess water into the Boriboon River, is flooded and has been rendered useless.


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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    The bypass road, the main artery to the other north-eastern provinces, is so heavily flooded today (Tuesday) that small vehicles from Bangkok, heading for provinces via Nakhon Ratchasima, are advised to use an alternative route, by using the See Kiew elevated road toward Chok Chai district, and back onto the Friendship Road in Jor Hor district.
    A good enough route apart from the last part, which is getting from the 111 Road onto Mitrapap Road. Traffic has to turn left, drive for about 500m then do a U-turn to head north-eastwards. It's OK at midnight but when the road is busy like it is most of the day, if all traffic goes that way, there will be a huge tail of traffic turning left just so they can turn right. Traffic jams and accidents will be guaranteeed.

    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    He said that an excessive volume of water from Soong Nern and Kham Talay Sor districts, due to heavy rains induced by the Kompasu storm last week, is pouring into the Lam Takhong River, which passes through the municipal area, instead of into the Boriboon River, because the sluice gate in Kok Kruat sub-district, which is supposed to divert the excess water into the Boriboon River, is flooded and has been rendered useless.
    Somebody was asleep at the wheel.

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    one would like to think, bearing in mind that many areas of thailand have suffered monsoon season flooding almost every year for the past thousand years, that the chickenheads would have learnt not to build important structures on low lying ground susceptible to inundation.

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