Irrigation chief: Bangkok can cope

Published: 12/10/2011 at 10:47 PM
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In a live NBT telecast, Irrigation Department chief Chalit Damrongsak assures the viewers that Bangkok's flood walls can cope with the upcoming water run-off from the North.

He said when the largest mass of run-off water reaches Bangkok it will reach the height at no more than 2.40 metres above mean sea level while BMA's flood wall's height is at 2.50 metres.

Once this mass of water passes through Bangkok next week, there will be no more huge mass of run-off water from the North. This mass of water results from accumulated rainfalls of over two months.

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flippogirl
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Discussion 2 : 13/10/2011 at 09:36 AM2
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Why can't Mr. Damrongsak just tell the truth: We are absolutely clueless on how bad it will be and which areas will and will not be under water.
All people in Bangkok should be on altert.

Simple isn't it?
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Discussion 1 : 13/10/2011 at 09:21 AM1
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Or put another way, the water will be 10 centimeters from the top of the flood wall: about the length of a cigarette packet. This allows for a margin of error of 4% at best.

But let’s hope he’s right about these forecasts and measurements.
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