Residents threaten BMA staff
Shots fired in attempts to stop barrier building
- Published: 31/10/2011 at 09:02 AM
- Newspaper section: News
With angry residents threatening violence or vandalism, City Hall has urged the the Flood Relief Operations Command to provide protection for authorities trying to build flood barriers.
Desperate for aid
Officials try to keep order among residents of Saphan Mai, Bang Khen district, as they emerge from flooded side sois after hearing relief trucks were arriving with supplies of food and water. The residents have been stranded in their homes for more than a week. PHOTOS BY RATTASEEMA PONGSAN
The barriers are aimed at sparing central Bangkok from the deluge, but communities affected by the build-up of floodwater are pulling them down or threatening workers in some areas.
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