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Monks at risk as temples inundated




The widespread flooding has affected 16,718 monks and novices at 1,588 temples.

Of the temples, 460 are in the North, 122 in the East, 164 in the Northeast and 842 in the Central region.

Nopparat Benjawattananun, director of the National Buddhism Office, yesterday instructed provincial Buddhism offices to look after the monks' welfare and move those at risk to safer temples. They were also told to have police provide security at the flooded temples.
http://www.nation...66943.html

Homes evacuated as dams release excess water

All major dams in Thailand have reached 92 per cent of their full capacity, prompting many to release water, which is forcing evacuations in many areas downstream.

A total of 250 homes in Kamphaeng Phet's Kosamphee Nakhon district are set for evacuation before noon today, when metre-high flood water released from Bhumibhol Dam is expected to inundate them. Three other districts also face heavy flooding, but farther downstream.

The Interior Ministry is also planning to deal with anticipated flooding in Nakhon Sawan after the release of water from Tak-based Bhumibhol Dam.


More flood mayhem on the way
Discharges from Tak threaten lower provinces

http://www.bangko...on-the-way
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Oct 16-18 critical for capital



Wider and worse levels of flooding in store as huge volumes of water head towards provinces

Residents of many provinces face imminent flooding - or the worsening of existing flooding - as massive amounts of water move towards their areas from parts further north. The run-off water is set to reach Bangkok between October 16 and 18, which is also the high-tide period.

"Floods will hit the capital for sure. It's just a question of where," Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute director Dr Royol Chitradon said yesterday.

Water management and drainage capacity would determine how serious the situation would be, he said.

According to the 24/7 Emergency Operations Centre for Floods, Storms and Landslides, pushing water out to sea will get much more difficult later this month because the seawater level is about to rise. The centre's deputy director, Wiboon Sa-nguanpong, said that by the time the huge amount of water being released from the Bhumibol and Pasak Jolasid dams reaches the lower Central region late next week, the high-tide period will have already begun.

"Overflowing [of rivers] will likely worsen," said Wiboon, who also heads the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.

Located in Lop Buri, the Pasak Jolasid Dam has been holding water at 136 per cent of its normal storage level. As of press time, it was releasing 950 cubic metres of water per second.

"During the next one or two days, it will be raining too. In fact, it looks set to pour down in many provinces in the Central region," Wiboon said.

Located in Tak, Bhumibol Dam has reached 98 per cent of its capacity and is now releasing water, forcing people living downstream to struggle with flooding. In Ban Tak district, where floodwaters are about one metre deep, people in 42 villages have had to travel around by boat.

"This is the worst flooding in 52 years. It's the worst since Bhumibol Dam was constructed," Ban Tak district chief Thanin Wichitrakoon said. He believed the floods would continue for a few more days, as the dam had been forced to release water.

Elsewhere, residents of many provinces were bracing for more serious floods as run-off water from the upper part of the country raced towards their areas.

Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut said that next Thursday or Friday, water would be flowing down the Chao Phraya River in Nakhon Sawan at a rate of between 4,500 and 5,500 cubic metres per second. The sheer scale of the water-flow rate means that more flooding was likely for those living along the river, he said.

Interior Ministry spokesman Pipatchau Paiboon said the governor of Nakhon Sawan had already been instructed to prepare residents for evacuation.

"Flooding will spread further in riverside provinces, starting with Nakhon Sawan and followed by Chai Nat," Theera said. To date, flooding has hit 28 provinces and affected more than 2.6 million people. The disaster has killed 244 people and left three missing. It is estimated that floods have already ravaged 7.5 million rai of farmland. As many as 182 roads are impassable due to deep floodwater levels.

Floods have left 1,215 factories submerged, affecting more than 41,000 workers. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday described the situation as "critical" and said she was quite worried about the upcoming storms. Royal Irrigation Department director-general Chalit Damrongsak, said the water volume is much larger than during last year's flooding.

Yingluck said that in flood-marooned areas, the urgent task was to deliver food. She instructed government agencies to co-ordinate with both private and public-sector organisations in their flood-relief operations.

Science Minister Plodprasob Surassawadee urged individuals and private firms to make their boats and vessels available for volunteer operations to push water out to sea.

"To join this programme, please call 1313," he said.

Wider and worse levels of flooding in store as huge volumes of water head towards provinces

Residents of many provinces face imminent flooding - or the worsening of existing flooding - as massive amounts of water move towards their areas from parts further north. The run-off water is set to reach Bangkok between October 16 and 18, which is also the high-tide period.

"Floods will hit the capital for sure. It's just a question of where," Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute director Dr Royol Chitradon said yesterday.

Water management and drainage capacity would determine how serious the situation would be, he said.

According to the 24/7 Emergency Operations Centre for Floods, Storms and Landslides, pushing water out to sea will get much more difficult later this month because the seawater level is about to rise. The centre's deputy director, Wiboon Sa-nguanpong, said that by the time the huge amount of water being released from the Bhumibol and Pasak Jolasid dams reaches the lower Central region late next week, the high-tide period will have already begun.

"Overflowing [of rivers] will likely worsen," said Wiboon, who also heads the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.

Located in Lop Buri, the Pasak Jolasid Dam has been holding water at 136 per cent of its normal storage level. As of press time, it was releasing 950 cubic metres of water per second.

"During the next one or two days, it will be raining too. In fact, it looks set to pour down in many provinces in the Central region," Wiboon said.

Located in Tak, Bhumibol Dam has reached 98 per cent of its capacity and is now releasing water, forcing people living downstream to struggle with flooding. In Ban Tak district, where floodwaters are about one metre deep, people in 42 villages have had to travel around by boat.

"This is the worst flooding in 52 years. It's the worst since Bhumibol Dam was constructed," Ban Tak district chief Thanin Wichitrakoon said. He believed the floods would continue for a few more days, as the dam had been forced to release water.

Elsewhere, residents of many provinces were bracing for more serious floods as run-off water from the upper part of the country raced towards their areas.

Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut said that next Thursday or Friday, water would be flowing down the Chao Phraya River in Nakhon Sawan at a rate of between 4,500 and 5,500 cubic metres per second. The sheer scale of the water-flow rate means that more flooding was likely for those living along the river, he said.

Interior Ministry spokesman Pipatchau Paiboon said the governor of Nakhon Sawan had already been instructed to prepare residents for evacuation.

"Flooding will spread further in riverside provinces, starting with Nakhon Sawan and followed by Chai Nat," Theera said. To date, flooding has hit 28 provinces and affected more than 2.6 million people. The disaster has killed 244 people and left three missing. It is estimated that floods have already ravaged 7.5 million rai of farmland. As many as 182 roads are impassable due to deep floodwater levels.

Floods have left 1,215 factories submerged, affecting more than 41,000 workers. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday described the situation as "critical" and said she was quite worried about the upcoming storms. Royal Irrigation Department director-general Chalit Damrongsak, said the water volume is much larger than during last year's flooding.

Yingluck said that in flood-marooned areas, the urgent task was to deliver food. She instructed government agencies to co-ordinate with both private and public-sector organisations in their flood-relief operations.

Science Minister Plodprasob Surassawadee urged individuals and private firms to make their boats and vessels available for volunteer operations to push water out to sea.

"To join this programme, please call 1313," he said.

http://www.nation...67076.html

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længe leve friheden vand er godt meget vand er bedre ((7))

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Det ser ikke godt ud....

http://nyhederne....8646:237-døde-i-vandmasserne-i-thailand.html

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Flood waters bear down on capital
PM admits govt may not be able to avert disaster
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra last night told people in parts of Bangkok and elsewhere in the Central Plains to brace for severe flooding, as she admitted her government was almost at its wits' end dealing with the disaster.


Last statue standing
A giant statue of the late revered monk Luang Pu Thuad that is situated by the Asian Highway in Ang Thong province is surrounded by flood water in this aerial photo taken on Thursday.

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det ser slemt ud i år, her snakker de på engelsk om hvem der er skyld i det ,som om det hjælper noget

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Armed forces get SOS
Govt command orders military and police to assist in flood rescue effort
The Flood-Relief Operations Command (FROC) yesterday issued its first order to the military and police commanders in flood-ravaged provinces to urgently mobilise personnel and resources and evacuate people, protect their belongings and provide medical treatment until the floods subside
http://www.nation...67189.html


Floods breach Ayutthaya factories
CRISIS WORSENS AS EMBANKMENT PROTECTING INDUSTRIAL ESTATE IS BREACHED
AYUTTHAYA: A makeshift embankment at a bridge leading into a major industrial estate collapsed yesterday, allowing floodwaters to surge in, causing damages that could run up to 18 billion baht.
The government is pooling water pumps from neighbouring provinces to help drain water out of Rojana Industrial Park in Uthai district.
At least five factories inside the estate had been flooded as of last night as water levels continue to rise.
http://www.bangko...-factories

BMA ready with plan to evacuate parts of capital
A plan to evacuate people from 13 districts and eastern zones of Bangkok located outside flood barriers has been prepared by city officials, who warned yesterday that some parts of the city will be submerged by overflows from the Chao Phraya.
http://www.nation...67188.html

Chao Phraya armada planned to rush river water out to sea
Govt plan to mass hundreds of boats on Tuesday to try to speed up flow of excess water into the Gulf
A fleet of about 1,000 boats will be assembled in an attempt to speed the flow of water from the flood-swollen Chao Phraya River into the sea on Tuesday, Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Surasawadi said yesterday.
http://www.nation...67191.html


1,000 boats to push flood waters October 11
The Nation October 8, 2011 7:05 am
On October 11, a fleet of some 1,000 boats would help push water from the Chao Phraya River into the sea fast, Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi said Saturday.
At the boat project launch held at Nonthaburi's Pakkred Pier with 40 boats attending, Plodprasop said that this voluntarybase project would help drain water three times faster, from two knots to six knots, and prevent floodwater from pouring into Bangkok City. He said the 1,000boat fleet would push water down to the sea on October 11, as to help lower flood in the Chao Phraya Riverside provinces such as Sing Buri, Angthong and Ayutthaya.
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flere dårlige nyheder på engelsk

Meet the Editors - October 10: Flood crisis in Thailand

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21 countries issue travel warnings against visiting Thailand
October 11, 2011 3:02 am
As 21 countries had issued travel warnings to their people about visiting Thailand due to the flood situation, Minister of Foreign Affairs Surapong Towijakchaikul has instructed Thai embassies at these 21 countries to ensure the public were accurately informed about the situation, ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said Tuesday.

The 21 countries included the United States, Mexico Spain and Japan, the latter of which warned Japanese people to avoid visiting Thailand especially Ayutthaya, an informed source said.

The Nation

det kan næsten ikke blive værre uden turister hvad så:VI

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Sjovt som tingene ændre sig afhængig af hvem du taler med..


Thai Tourism Minister Chumpol: Floods not hurting tourism

BANGKOK: -- The wide-spread flooding in many provinces is having no impact on the tourism sector for the moment, Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Slipa-archa said on Tuesday.

Mr Chumpol said he had discussed the situation with tour operators, who said foreign tourists normally travel by plane so were not affected. For example, the number of Japanese tourists visiting Thailand has not gone down.

The number of foreign tourist arrivals at Suvarnabhumi airport remained atthe normal level of between 37,000 and 39,000, he added.

The minister said he stood by the ministry’s projection that 19 million foreign tourists will visit Thailand this year.

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Det er alvor nu, når en Thai politiker græder!

http://www.bangko...l-breached

Sympatisk menneske, Kittirat Na Ranong, ikke fordi jeg har mødt ham, men han viser da følelser og afmagt i det mindste, ikke mange af de andre glatte snoge og slanger gør det!

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8 km. bilkø fra Rangsit og nordpå, folk vil sgu´ væk, hvis lortet ramler i Pathum Thani!

http://www.bangko...raffic-jam

:VI

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"We reap what we sow"

http://www.nation...67611.html

"Yet the two most affected industrial estates by the floods in Ayutthaya province are Saha Ratananakhon Industrial Estate and Rojana Industrial Park. A total of 930 factories are under water, bringing down the Thai manufacturing base in the central region. Japanese firms from Toyota, Honda, Nikon, Canon and Ajinomoto to other high-tech electronics and auto parts and components firms have halted their operations. The floods have thus created supply chain disruptions, similar to the aftermath of the tsunami crisis, which struck Japan in March this year.

These industrial estates are densely concentrated in Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani, even though the areas are low lying and susceptible to flooding. The Irrigation Department warned developers not to build industrial estates there because, in the event of floods, Ayutthaya in particular would become a basin to hold the water. Yet still the developers went ahead to invest in these industrial estates because of the proximity to Bangkok. Besides this attraction, there is also an ample labour force in the area. Most of the workers are farmers, who can switch to become factory workers during seasonal breaks. About 200,000 workers in the industrial estates of the central region are now out of work."

Tan Passakornnatee, owner of Mai Tan Company, summed it all up. Speaking at the scene in Ayutthya, he said: "What can we do? This is the work of Nature. We have harmed Nature. I have also harmed Nature. And now it is time for Nature to take it back from us."

Ikke smart at lave Industrial Estates i lavtliggende områder!

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det ser vi ikke hverdag, følelser er en privat sag, som de fleste holder inden for i privaten.DE smiler bare og livet går videre, som om intet er sket

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PM: Be prepared for 2 month-long flood; Free tow truck service by Dhipaya Insurance;
109 parking spots; Pracha: 50 % chance Bangkok will be saved;
Time for BK to have a combined flood diversion and highway tunnel like Malaysia?

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Manse,s hjem by Nakhon Sawan