Thread: Bangkok Floods, 30th October, 2011-We're nearly through it: PM

Juarawee Juarawee K. (Lina)

water inundating Chaengwatana Rd from in front of TOT to Govt Complex, it was completely dry yesterday /[at]meezakkc_gang yfrog.com/h0m0uuzaj

Juarawee Juarawee K. (Lina)

TR [at]WARUNEE_Tv3: flood swamping a 1-storey housing estate at Ram Intra 39, residents fleeing yfrog.com/hweg3qnj

Juarawee Juarawee K. (Lina)

TR [at]satien_nna: flood barrier at Samsaen 21 ruptured again

mrstongtong Siwaporn W

9.11am levee at battery org,Tang Rodfai Sai Kao rd, broke. Water flow into plywood factory in Sukhumvit50 #ThaiFloodEng via [at]fm91trafficpro


terryfrd Terry Fredrickson

Thai language sources say we have another 2 dyke breaks in Soi 50 area. Repairs underway.

TAN_Network TAN News Network

Production issue frm #ThaiFloodENG at Mahasawad Water Treatment Plant fixed at 5AM,but weak water flow con't for outlying districts.

Thai-ASEAN News Network



Water Level in Taweewattana Canal Rises by Another 20 Centimeters

UPDATE : 30 October 2011

The Taweewattana District chief reveals that the water level in Taweewattana Canal has been risen by another 20 centimeters from yesterday. Over 80 percent of the surrounding area has been flooded.

Taweewattana District director Prapat Teerapongtorn said the floodwater level in the district remains high as the water level in Taweewattana Canal has risen by another 20 centimeters this morning.

Many roads in the district have been cut, some residents refuse to evacuate as they believe the flooding will not be too severe.

Prapat added that 80 percent of the district has been flooded and over 40,000 residents have been affected by the deluge.

Some residents park their vehicles on the higher ground, while some moved their cars out to safer places.

The number of flood-hit residents in the district is likely to rise as the water levels in Taweewattana and Mahasawat canals continue rising.

Thai-ASEAN News Network



Poll Shows 38% of Bangkok Residents Never Thought City Would Be Flooded

UPDATE : 30 October 2011

Polls shows almost 38 percent of Bangkokians and residents living in nearby provinces never thought that the city would be severely flooded.

Dusit Poll conducted a survey of 2,136 residents living in Bangkok and its vicinity between October 26 and 29 over the flooding in the capital city

37.83 percent of the respondents said they never thought Thailand’s capital city would be flooded to this severe level.
68.07 percent of respondents will not evacuate from their homes as they are afraid of burglary

37.27 percent of them think information given by the government and the Flood Relief Operations Center (FROC) are unreliable, while 24.20 percent said flood-related agencies have been given conflicting information to the public

36.56 percent of respondents expect the flooding will recede by mid November, while other 24.53 percent believe the deluge will subside by early November.

Thai-ASEAN News Network

Govt Ponders Flood Recovery Plan

UPDATE : 30 October 2011

The commerce minister is speeding up mapping out the economic recovery plan after the floods recede.

Deputy PM and Commerce Minister Kittirat Na Ranong reveals that the government has been urgently trying to regain confidence among entrepreneurs.

Kittirat said the country’s economy has been hard hit by the flooding. However, the government will map out the recovery plan after the floods recede.

He added that the Bangkok of Thailand has affirmed the country’s liquidity, but loans from overseas for the manufacturing sector must not exceed 50 billion baht.

The commerce minister went on to say that the government has also planned to borrow 325 billion baht to help the industrial sector recover from the floods. Some commercial banks have shown interests in granting the loans.

Kittirat said the finance minister has been seeking cooperation from Japan’s financial institutions, who are the major investors in Thailand, in granting loans for Thailand

Juarawee Juarawee K. (Lina)

10:05AM Kaset Relief Camp to evacuate flood victims to other provinces after floodwater starting to inundate from Bang bua Canal/[at]jin_nation

TR [at]wannasiri_: http://twitpic.com/77ymp6 water in Sukhumvit soi 50 levelling with footpath RT [at]ThanawaNTV

TAN_Network TAN News Network

Energy minister affirms no NGV shortage during floods

Flood relief center chief plans to propose extension of extra flood holidays to PM.

Defense minister, army chief, navy chief inspect flooded Bangkoks’s Taweewattana District

Spring News: Energy minister plans 180 water pumps to siphon water out of flooded industrial estates

It's nice to know opportunity is never passed by, even in a crisis.....

I stayed at my restaurant last night and I got a phone call in the early hours this morning.....Some dirty bastard tried to break in to my house because they thought we were away.....They broke the patio doors open but they were disturbed by a neighbour....

Nice to see communities coming together in this time of need....The bastards...

From Twitter:

vaitor Florian Witulski

Thai floods: Talad Noi / lower Charoen Krung flooded up to my hips, so around 1m now - highest ive seen so far

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From Twitter:

veen_NT veena T.

Water expert Tanawat on radio this morning: Bangkok starts a critical period from today until the next three days. via [at]suthichai

Water expert Tanawat doesn't rule out the possibility of flooding in inner BKK - could happen if many barriers breach at same time.

(11am) Unfixed water barriers in Sam Sen, Klong Toey, and Sukhumvit Soi 50 (Klong Phrakhanong) #Thaifloodeng #Thairath

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aelacallan Aela Callan

Water waist high at Rama V Nonthaburi. Relief supplies handed out to those in boats. Supply trucks getting through

2 hours ago

From Twitter:


veen_NT veena T.

RT [at]thai101: 12pm Klong Prapa in front of Lotus Bang Sue. High but not worrisome. #ThaiFlood bit.ly/tJUbU8




1 hour ago

From Twitter:

Saksith Saksith Saiyasombut

13.15h: Pinklao #thaifloodeng #thaiflood yfrog.com/gy51xxnj

34 minutes ago

Angry residents demolish part of Waterworks Canal embankment - The Nation

October 30, 2011 1:09

Residents of a community behind Nawong Temple in Bangkok's Don Mueang district demolished a part of the Waterworks Canal embankment Sunday, causing floodwaters to contaminate raw water for making tap water.

The floodwaters also caused the water in the Waterworks Canal to overflow an inundate parts of Chaeng Wattana Road.

The part from an intersection from a bridge over the Waterworks Canal to the road in front of Mongkut Wattana Hospital was under about 40 centimetres-high water.

Sukhumvit 50 flooded after Phra Khanong Canal embankment breached - The Nation

October 30, 2011 2:02

The embankment of Phra Khanong Canal in Bangkok's Klong Toey district breached at two spots, causing the water to overflow to inundate Soi Sukhumvit 50 Sunday morning.

The sea high tide made it difficult for workers to fix the breached parts.

Soi Samsen 21, 23 flooded - The Nation

October 30, 2011 2:04

Flood embankment on Soi Samsen 21 and 23 breached, causing the swollen Chao Phraya to inundate the two sois Sunday morning.

The embankment was breached Saturday and officials worked throughout the night to fix it but it breached again.

The water flew out to flood the Samsen Road, prompting officials to close the traffic from Sri Yan Intersection to Bang Krabua Intersection to try to drain the floodwater.

Sukhumbhand urges FROC to block Rangsit Canal from overflowing into Vibhavadi Road - The Nation

October 30, 2011 2:05

Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra Sunday urged the Flood Relief Operations Centre (FROC) to set up an embankment to prevent Rangsit Canal from overflowing into the Vibhavadi Road.

Sukhubhand said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration urged the FROC several times to block the canal from overflowing into Vibhavadi Rangsit Road but its call has not been heeded so far.

Sukhumbhand said if the spot of the canal intersecting with the road was not prevented from overflowing with a floodwall, the flooding situation in Don Mueang and on Vibhavadi and Phaholyothin roads would not be alleviated.

He said BMA officials could not tackle the problems without protection from the security officials.

Northern train services back on track - The Nation

The Nation on Sunday October 30, 2011 2:08

Train services to the North from Bangkok resumed yesterday, while Southern train services remain suspended due to flooding of the railway tracks.

State Railway of Thailand (SRT) public relations division chief Nuanla-ong Wongchan said yesterday that the first Bangkok-Chiang Mai express train departed Hua Lumpong Station at 8.30am, while the Chiang Mai-Bangkok express train departed the northern city at 8.45am. Both trains would re-route via the east to avoid flooded areas. The northern trains had been suspended for a month after floods covered the tracks in Lampang, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, Lop Buri, and Ayutthaya. To avoid the flooded Don Muang-Ayutthaya section, SRT has re-routed them to the east - Makkasan-Hua Mark, Chachoengsao, Khlong 19, Kaeng Khoy, Ban Phachi and back to the rest of the northern route - which would lengthen the journey by another 1-2 hours.

The SRT suspended the Southern train services and refunded money to those who had already bought tickets, after the Bang Sue-Bang Bumru railway tracks were submerged under 50cm-deep flood waters and the Nong Pla Duk-Suphan Buri station was under 30cm-deep waters. For information, call hotline 1690 around the clock.

Bangkok Post : Charoen Krung, Songwad roads flooded

• Published: 30/10/2011 at 12:06 PM
• Online news:

The Charoen Krung road in Yan Nawa district of Bangkok is now under more than 50 centimetres deep water, reports said.

The overflow also inundated Songwad road in Bangkok’s Sampantawong district, according to the reports.

The water level was reported at 50-80 cms.

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[But note the first comment posted under this news item with its report of "reports".....]

Bangkok Post : Taling Chan declared special watch zone

• Published: 30/10/2011 at 12:43 PM
• Online news:

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has on Sunday declared the sub-districts of Chim Pli, Taling Chan and Bang Ramad in Bangkok’s Taling Chan district special watch flood zones.

Bangkok governor Sukhumphand Paribatra said people living in those risk areas should prepare for evacuation anytime.

The BMA also issued a warning for people living along the banks of Khlong Song, Khlong Thanon, Khlong Bangbua, Khlong Lat Phrao and Khlong Prem Prachakhon and nearby areas to move belongings to high ground.

The BMA said people in these areas should prepare for possible flooding as the northern runoff is coming down from the upper part of the capital.