Bangkok prepares to flood

Mayor of Bangkok Sukhumbhand Paribatra late October 23 has warned that capital residents are prepared to deal with the cataclysm when flood water from the suburbs is moving very fast, unable to be stopped.

According to the Associated Press , in a televised announcement, Mayor Paribatra said floodwaters move very fast and are expected to flood the Don Muang area, where many flood control centers and places are available. shelter for evacuees.

According to Mr. Paribatra, floodwaters will threaten the other five areas as well as speed up towards more developed areas in Bangkok.

Roads turned into rivers on the outskirts of Bangkok - (Photo: AFP)

'Now all the instructions have the same conclusion: The problem is about to happen,' Paribatra said.

He called on residents in 6 areas in Bangkok, Don Mueang, Lak Si, Bang Khen, Chatujak, Bang Sue and Sai Mai to move their belongings to higher places; elderly people and patients should evacuate to shelters established by the city.

The mayor's warning of Bangkok is in stark contrast to the reassurance given earlier in the day by officials from the Thai National Flood Mitigation Center, which announced that the situation was under control and would advance. develop well.

On the same day, according to AFP , the Thai government said it would set up a distribution center for supplies in Bangkok to help supplement supermarkets to prepare for the flood.

Three months of flooding claimed the lives of more than 350 people in Thailand and destroyed homes and livelihoods of 9 million people.

More than 110,000 people were forced to evacuate at 1,743 shelter centers.