Storm Gaemi heading toward Thailand

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Storm Gaemi heading toward Thailand

Published: 3 Oct 2012 at 17.07
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Tropical storm Gaemi is expected to hit the northeastern region as early as Friday night, bringing torrential rain to many areas, and likely flooding, the Meteorological Department warned on Wednesday.

The last time such a severe storm headed Thailand's way was in 2009, when tropical storm Ketsana ravaged many areas of the North, Northeast and the Central Plain.

"Gaemi is the same magnitude as Ketsana," Somchai Baimuang, deputy director-general of the Meteorlogical Department said.

Ketsana caused havoc in 36 provinces, affecting 1.8 million people, in late September-early October 2009.

Gaemi will enter Vietnam on Friday morning. It is expected to lose strength as it moves overland across Cambodia into Isan, but will still be dangerous. Reports say it will likely enter Thailand about 8pm on Friday.

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spiceman
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Discussion 8 : 04 Oct 2012 at 03.218
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Let's hope that no more dimwitted politicians will ever get in the way of our irrigational experts to prevent them from carrying out their duty again, like last year!
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Discussion 7 : 03 Oct 2012 at 22.587
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I would not put the PTP above deliberately mismanaging the water situation up Country so as to cause problems in Bangkok and sabotage Democrat candidates in the municipal election there. If Bangkok does have problems, they likely originated from poor water management up the river.
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Discussion 6 : 03 Oct 2012 at 22.076
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If there is heavy rain in Bangkok for that many days, there will be heavy flooding to match it regardless of the deluge coming from the north.
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Discussion 5 : 03 Oct 2012 at 21.465
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Everything depends on the ammount of rainfall no matter how good your water management is.
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Discussion 4 : 03 Oct 2012 at 21.444
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Looking at the canals around me (Western Nonthaburi), I think Bangkok's problem will be excessive rainwater, not floodwater.
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Discussion 3 : 03 Oct 2012 at 19.483
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This will be the big test.....we will see iff the goverment did a good job for once ...hope it wont be to big storm because for a dont know what reason but i have a feeling the goverment is white lying again ....time will tell ...maybe i am wrong ...crosss finger
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Discussion 2 : 03 Oct 2012 at 19.462
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Could it be that the water running south released from the dams will hit Bangkok the same time as the deluge of rain.Just a thought, 5 days.
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Discussion 1 : 03 Oct 2012 at 19.111
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City Hall is pumping water out to the Chao Phraya River and the Royal Irrigation Department insists that its reservoirs and dams can cope with the expected heavy rain.

Well we shall see won't we.
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