Hundreds flee homes in Ratchaburi

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Hundreds flee homes in Ratchaburi

Published: 12 Oct 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Hundreds of locals fled their homes with their belongings to escape fast-rising floodwater from the swelling Mae Klong River in Ratchaburi yesterday.

Many houses near river banks and in low-lying areas in Ratchaburi were inundated after Tha Muang dam in neighbouring Kanchanaburi began releasing water at 1,400 cubic metres per second into the Mae Klong River, scaring residents.

A high sea tide yesterday morning worsened the situation, with floodwaters rising to over two metres.

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justfacts
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Discussion 2 : 12 Oct 2012 at 06.462
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Ms Yingluck spoke during a video conference with provincial governors and Interior Ministry officials.

She praised the single command centre,

14 dead,over 69000 sick and she praises the SCC, thinking way back ...when all the media published reports of Thaksin saying she was his clone, I am starting to believe that the media is to blame for a typo error, I believe the word was clown
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So much for the flood prevention by the Puea Thaksin government. But I guess they can always blame the BMA ...
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