Master plan against flooding has a high drawing board content
The flood master plan, for which the government has earmarked 300 billion baht, is still far from being implemented. It looks good on the drawing board, but hardly any fieldwork has been done into its feasibility.
News from Thailand – October 8, 2012
Conflicting information yesterday about tropical storm Gaemi. Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi warned of high waves of up to 4 meters in the Gulf of Thailand.
Bangkok braces for tropical storm 'Gaemi'
This weekend it will rain heavily and storms in large parts of Thailand, the Thai meteorological services predict.
News from Thailand – October 4, 2012
After tropical storm Gaemi that ravaged parts of Thailand this weekend, a second one with the Thai name Phrapiroon will arrive on October 20. It will reach roughly the same area as Gaemi: the southern part of the Northeast, East, Central Plains and the northern part of the South.
Warning for heavy rain this weekend
The Thai media is warning of heavy rain and possible flooding in the northeast, east and central regions of Thailand.
News from Thailand – September 27, 2012
Bring on the passengers, we are ready, say King Power and The Mall Group, which operate the duty-free shops and restaurants on Don Mueang.
Floods hit the tourist island of Phuket
The continuous heavy rains have led to flooding on the tourist island of Phuket. Many roads on Phuket and also some in Patong are impassable.
Warning for a lot of rain and flooding in the coming days!
The residents of Bangkok must expect a traffic chaos due to the continuous rain in the coming days. Not only Bangkok will have to deal with bad weather and nuisance, the weather warning also applies to the Central part, lower parts in the northeast, east and south of Thailand.
News from Thailand – September 26, 2012
From October 1, experts expect a fierce competition between Nok Air and Thai AirAsia with interesting discounts and other marketing tricks, from which passengers on domestic destinations will only benefit.
News from Thailand – September 25, 2012
Bangkok is at high risk of flooding between Saturday and October 2 due to prolonged monsoon rains and a storm currently forming over Taiwan. The sewage system of the capital is not designed for this.
News from Thailand – September 23, 2012
Airports of Thailand staff and officials, a total of 135 men, played passenger at Don Mueang airport yesterday to check that all systems are working properly. They also had suitcases with them to make it all seem real.
Thailand's plan against flooding immediately falls into the water
The dike breaches in Sukhothai could not have come at a worse time for the Thai government. She had just announced an ambitious flood plan.
News from Thailand – September 18, 2012
So far, 20 percent less rain has fallen than last year. A repeat of last year's severe flooding is therefore not an option.
News from Thailand – September 17, 2012
For the second time in a week, the city of Sukhothai has been hit by a flood, albeit less severe than last Monday.
News from Thailand – September 16, 2012
And again Sukothai has been hit by floods, but this time ten villages in the province. Last Monday, the city was flooded after a river dike broke.
Flooding: Bangkok need not worry
Bangkok residents should not worry too much because flooding has only a limited impact on Bangkok, says Seree Supratid, a lecturer at Rangsit University.
Thailand floods 2012
We are now a year further, but in 2012 Thailand again has to deal with floods. The weather forecast for the next few days is unfavorable. A significant amount of rain will fall through Sunday.