Tropical storm raises deluge fear

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Tropical storm raises deluge fear

King doesn't see floods lasting for long this year

Published: 2 Oct 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

A tropical storm forming in the South China Sea is expected to hit Thailand this weekend, threatening the Northeast and the Central Plains, including Bangkok, with heavy downpours.

A construction worker builds a floodwall in front of Don Mueang airport on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Bangkok yesterday. The airport was severely flooded late last year. THITIWANNAMONTHA

"If our forecast is correct, it will be the first tropical storm to hit the country this year," said Prawit Jampanya, acting director of the Weather Forecast Bureau.

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orange
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Discussion 10 : 02 Oct 2012 at 16.5210
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"If our forecast is correct, it will be the first tropical storm to hit the country this year,"

fingers crossed, their forecast is incorrect, 3 days of tropical thunder ... no
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Discussion 9 : 02 Oct 2012 at 14.579
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i feel so sorry for the people of thailand, having to go through this every year..

let's wait and see if the sacrifice of villages/towns outside bangkok will stop bangkok flooding.. my thoughts are that it unfortunately will not..
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Discussion 8 : 02 Oct 2012 at 13.408
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'Affected provinces will be mainly those located downstream from various dams' ; so why do we keep hearing that building dams will stop flooding?
I also agree that as well as keeping things out walls also keep things in. Once the water is over the wall how do you remove it?
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Discussion 7 : 02 Oct 2012 at 11.047
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Unfortunately typical for Thailand, reaction rather than pro-action. Wait until the rain is falling then start on the flood prevention.
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Discussion 6 : 02 Oct 2012 at 09.526
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I notice water is building up the in canals and other water channels on the east side of Prathum Thaniee .Not a good sign, the water is obviously being held back to protect Bangkok.Why are they not trying to lower the levels now whilst things are calm?Talk about a calm before a storm.
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Discussion 5 : 02 Oct 2012 at 08.545
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There is no overall water management plan, just patchwork. The water is blocked in one area, then diverted to their neighbors, saying: 'You solve it'.
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Discussion 4 : 02 Oct 2012 at 08.514
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This report says that the storm will last "only three days." That sounds pretty serious to me. Storms usually last a few hours at most.
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Discussion 3 : 02 Oct 2012 at 08.353
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I got a great idea! Businesses should be able to spend money on their flood prevention projects, and be able to deduct it from their taxes at the end of the year. Since the Govt is so incompetent, what recourse do they have other than to take the matters into their own hands? Or why should they be forced to pay taxes in exchange for having their businesses flooded over and over again?
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Discussion 2 : 02 Oct 2012 at 07.532
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Call me silly, but shouldn't all of this been done after last years flooding. Why are we waiting until before a major storm hits to do repairs, build flood walls or clean drainage systems. At some point, mother nature isn't going to wait or cooperate and once again the "big bags and three 'R's' " will come out. Time for some common sense, even if this is Thailand. Don't you think the Thai people deserve at least that much from their government?
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Discussion 1 : 02 Oct 2012 at 07.061
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The walls are so smart. With no way to drain the water out from rain Thais are only building big swimming pools.
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