Now also floods in Bangkok
Bangkok is now also experiencing flooding. One hundred and fifty homes near the Arun Amarin bridge were flooded yesterday. The water had free reign because the flood wall along the river is not yet ready.
Thailand floods 2013: The market of Phanat Nikhom (video)
In this video you can see the flooded streets near the market of Phanat Nikhom. Phanat Nikhom is a district (amphoe) in the north of Chonburi Province in Eastern Thailand.
Floods: Residents of Kabin Buri in the cold; industrial area Amata Nakorn threatened
• Residents of the hard-hit district of Kabin Buri (Prachin Buri) feel abandoned by the local and provincial authorities.
• Industrial estate Amata Nakorn, the largest in Thailand, which escaped the dance in 2011, is threatened by the water.
• The floods have killed 36 people so far; 28 of Thailand's 77 provinces have been affected by the water.
Floods Thailand: It remains gruesome and angry
• Sa Kaeo fears: floods worse than in 2011
• Aranyaprathet-Wattananakorn train service discontinued
• Bangkok: district in Bang Phlat flooded
Two million Thai hit by floods (video)
Also in 2013, Thailand suffers from floods. About two million Thai people in 27 provinces have now been affected by the violence of the rising water.
Flooding: Province of Sa Kaeo virtually inaccessible
Another three provinces have been affected by flooding, bringing the total to 27. Sa Kaeo province is virtually inaccessible. The famous Rong Kluea border market and the nearby Indochina market in Aranyaprathet are under water. The floods have killed 31 people so far.
Meteo warns of flooding in eight provinces
The residents of eight provinces in the East and South will be confronted with flooding today and tomorrow. One hundred houses in Klaeng (Rayong) were flooded on Friday night after heavy rain. Flooding is also reported from Si Racha (Chon Buri) and Pattaya. Border trade with Cambodia is hampered by the flooding of two border posts.
Flooding: Danger of flooding for 25 neighborhoods in Bangkok
Twenty-five areas of Bangkok not protected by a flood barrier are at risk of flooding by the middle of this month. 850 households will then be screwed.
The 700-year-old Pom Phet Fort in Ayutthaya, a major tourist attraction, is about to be flooded. The first good news comes from Prachin Buri: the water in the districts of Kabin Buri and Si Maha Phot is falling. More rain is expected through Saturday in the central provinces plus Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri and Bangkok.
Floods: Farmers Sukothai see the rice rot before their very eyes
In Sukothai, angry farmers blocked access to the provincial airport yesterday. They demand that the airport pierce the earthen wall around the airport. Their rice fields are under water and the rice harvest is in danger of being lost if the water does not recede quickly. The dike now impedes the drainage of the water.
Floods: 40 factories and 14 OTOP companies under water
Not only residents in 32 provinces are affected by flooding, but also 40 factories and 14 companies that sell OTOP products are affected by the water. The Ministry of Industry estimates the damage at 4 million baht.
Flooding: Wutip enters Thailand
Nineteen provinces in the Northeast and North are experiencing heavy rain and storms today. They are caused by typhoon Wutip (butterfly), which has wreaked havoc in Vietnam. Seventy fishermen are missing in the South China Sea.
Flooding: Booted Yingluck visits affected residents in Prachin Buri
Prime Minister Yingluck visited the hard-hit Prachin Buri province on Sunday. She inspected a damaged weir and helped distribute emergency kits.
Floods: Ayutthaya gets it (even more) for its choosing
The tropical storm Wutip and the tropical depression Butterfly will determine the weather in Thailand in the coming days. The residents of Ayutthaya province and the areas downstream have been warned of more flooding. In Bangkok, only the eastern part outside the flood walls is at risk.
Floods: Residents of Si Maha Phot must suffer to spare others
That must be a comforting thought for the residents of Si Maha Phot, where the water is 1 meter high - but not really. They will be freed from the water misery within a month, says deputy governor Weerawut Putrasreni of Prachin Buri province.
'Kabin Buri residents victim of poor water management'
Residents of Kabin Buri (Prachin Buri) district are victims of poor water management, says Seree Supratid of Rangsit University's College of Engineering. There is less rain this year than last year, but the flooding is the worst in the past 25 years.
Heavy rain warning in 23 provinces of Thailand
The meteorological service issued a warning on Friday for residents of 23 provinces. There is a chance of heavy rain and flooding this weekend.