Chao Phraya locals brace

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Northern run-off surges toward Central Plains

Published: 14 Sep 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

People in low-lying provinces by the Chao Phraya River including Bangkok have been told to brace for floods.

Suporn Sirisoingern, 49, builds a cement wall to hold back floodwater at the entrance to his house in Pathum Thani’sSamKhok district. The government’s warning of possible flooding in the province and neighbouring Nonthaburi has unnerved residents. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD

Water from the North is surging toward the Central Plains despite attempts to curb its volume.

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englishbob
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Discussion 21 : 14 Sep 2012 at 17.0221
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Disc18 Orange. 'Sizeable disaster relief budget'... Nice terminology.
$11.6 BILLION was secured in order to prepare the country for the floods.
0.25% of that money was spent. And in every case investigated, graft was found - and Peua Thai MPs were implicated (don't worry, the investigations have been halted).

The difference between this government and others is that THIS government made an election PROMISE to the people and once again, that promise turns out to be empty.
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Discussion 20 : 14 Sep 2012 at 15.4720
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we are pleased to pay tax to develop country rather than give to politician.we should call corruption season than raining season.
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Discussion 19 : 14 Sep 2012 at 14.4419
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Why is the water coming so rapidly .Dams and lack of anything to absorb it.Stop building dams to solve your problems and start planting trees .I know it isnt a quick fix but the real answer rarely is .
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Discussion 18 : 14 Sep 2012 at 13.3818
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All the people criticizing and blaming the current government for the annual monsoon downpour and subsequent flooding seem to selectively forget that many of the problems arising from the annual monsoons are in large part due to insufficient water management of past governments. Surely if applying the same logic and finger pointing then the major flooding during last years monsoon season would be down to Abhisit and the Dems for failing to adequately ready the countries water ways for the possibility of great floods. Who would have predicted that the water ways would fail in the face of a natural disaster on that scale then or today? The current government is tackling the problem face on and having secured a sizable disaster relief budget in face of the opposition is now far greater prepared to tackle the problems than last year.
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Discussion 17 : 14 Sep 2012 at 13.3517
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Ian dis#3, glad you cleared the distinction up. Really not hard to understand if you want to. Putting into local context, I live with Klong Rangsit facing me and Klong 3 on my left. I have water up to my front pouch every raining season as long as I lived there. Like you explained, the drainage is simply not up to speed with the deluge. However it will eventually drained out after few hours and can be improved but not eliminated as you said. Last year flood forced me to evacuate and stayed out for 2 months. Enough have spoken of the reasons. Still many choose to ignore simple reasoning and just intent to gain political mileage from this.
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Discussion 16 : 14 Sep 2012 at 13.1516
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Discussion 5. Isn't it time that you posted a relevant comment.
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Discussion 15 : 14 Sep 2012 at 12.3915
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"I have seen the Banglampoo district knee deep in water for a day..." You must be awfully short, since I used to live there and even during floods in the 1980s never saw it more than about 20cm.
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Discussion 14 : 14 Sep 2012 at 12.0514
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What can anyone say to Thailand about this ?.

You listened to the lies,

You let them take the money,

Now you have to pay the price.

Why is Yingluck STILL visiting every flood site ?. Since she took on the responsibility herself, she should be chairing meetings and tasking people to take action - not distracting all the authorities just so she can do these ridiculous posed photo ops.

Tell me red-shirts, do you actually think she is helping them cope ?.
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Discussion 13 : 14 Sep 2012 at 11.1813
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Lazarisbk you took the words right out of my mouth,A well choreographed pose she deserves an Oscar for it.The sad thing is only 4 days ago here experts were predicting no floods this year and here we go again.Not even Bangkok can be rescued.For those of you that say you cant stop it I suggest you go to Holland or the Norfolk broads and have a look to see that it can be done but you need a will ,some money and some common seance the latter is missing here and the money has gone.You need a consensus to achieve the will part and I do not see much agreement for what needs doing.
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Discussion 12 : 14 Sep 2012 at 11.0512
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Khun Seree said "heavy rains are the key factor for determining whether there will be flooding in the capital"... a first grader can tell you that.. is he actually a lecturer or a student?
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