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City close to losing last line of defence

Published: 13/10/2011 at 12:02 PM
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The capital's 50 district offices have been told to prepare for evacuations as northern Bangkok's last line of defence is close to being breached by flood water.

His Majesty the King grants an audience to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday at Siriraj Hospital for her to report on the flood situation ravaging the country. PHOTOCOURTESYOF THEROYALHOUSEHOLDBUREAU

The red alert was sent out by Bangkok governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra yesterday after inspecting the floodwall at Muang Ake housing estate in Pathum Thani's Muang district — less than 15km north of the city.

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wakeup
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Discussion 30 : 20/10/2011 at 08:39 AM30
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#29 - PTP is not "new to power." Their various incarnations have been in and out of power over the last decade and even as a minority in the parliament nothing was stopping them from dropping their nepotist power mongering and instead proposing movements to improve the haphazard infrastructure that has allowed this problem to occur. I blame ALL of Thailand's incompetent politicians - and let this be a lesson to the Thai people - put your faith in "democracy" get short-sighted pandering politics that leave you literally up to your neck in trouble.
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Discussion 29 : 18/10/2011 at 01:26 AM29
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Spiceman, I suppose you blamed the flooding in New Orleans in the U.S. on homosexuals living there or something? Why pray to God? If you believe in God, then apparently this is what God wants.

As far as the government goes, I think we should remain critical, but not pounce on PT too hard for the inability to deal with a once in 50+ year kind of flood 100% efficiently. Firstly, they are new in their positions in government and secondly, while I am sure many mistakes are being made every day, you can only hold them minimally responsible for something that exceeds the ability for any government to control. Mostly everyone it seems is doing the best they can on all sides given the circumstances.
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Discussion 28 : 17/10/2011 at 07:08 PM28
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I believe in Thai govt can solve the problem
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Discussion 27 : 17/10/2011 at 12:14 AM27
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..terrible tragedy. Once again Thai people are tested. Our heart felt support is with you, it is by circumstances I' m not in the kingdom. We pray for those who lost their lives and possessions.
http://www.facebook.com/Thailandfloods
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Discussion 26 : 16/10/2011 at 06:00 PM26
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This is man made catastrophe, drainage of swamps, clogged channels ... but not least, devastated forests.. thats the problems, but it takes 40 years to restore. Why no one in Thailand could cares less
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Discussion 25 : 16/10/2011 at 03:12 PM25
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Both Singapore and Malaysia have similar meteorological conditions similar to Thailand, but it is rare to hear that they have an intense flooding disaster. Malaysia adopts the "Smart Tunnel" system as a long term solution to combat with the heavy moonsoon rainfall. Perhaps it is about time for the Thai government to learn other countries' anti-flooding measures now.
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Discussion 24 : 16/10/2011 at 12:51 PM24
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come on people stop fighting among your nationality, it is not about the people with a different colour codes or somehting but is time to help each other to go through this tough time. can we all getting along here!. (from Rodney king). after all you still live among each other.
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Discussion 23 : 16/10/2011 at 12:43 PM23
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the crisis for today is the problem from people of whom created yesterday by deforestation. forget what they did to themselves and the one that didn't create it. saving tree tree tree that mother nature already created for us all from getting the impact for today enviroment. I would shifted the blame straight right to the currupted politicians that let this happened at the first place. sorry folks perhap I'm wrong but at lease I want to point out the fact. the problem today it is a reality one. ( deforestation is a today problem for a modern society ) only rich and power people could do this.
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Discussion 22 : 13/10/2011 at 05:41 PM22
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It's time for Thai people to pray to God who created heavens and earth for mercy & forgiveness for destroying His forests up north. Only His miracle can save Thailand now.
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Discussion 21 : 13/10/2011 at 04:31 PM21
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D20 Sirron , interesting news about the Reds coming to help BKK and bypassing Ayutthaya.

Cynical me reckons Thida & Jatu freaked seeing photos of soldiers working hard with no red in sight.

I wonder are these bodies to pad the crowd at tonight's Lat Pro concert and for a photo opp tomorrow.

It must be getting harder to keep the red franchise relevant.
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