• More rain today in Bangkok, Central Plains, East and Lower Northeast
• Bangkok: Water level in three canals worrying
• Industrial estate Wellgrow (Chachoengsao): 30-50 cm of water

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Thailand is under the spell of rain, lots of rain. In the east of Bangkok, no less than 139 millimeters of water fell, The Nation just reported.

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Floods: Another month of suffering

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October 16, 2013

Flooding in the Central Plains and the East will end next month, said Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi, chairman of the Water and Flood Management Commission (WFM).

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• Typhoon Nari brings rain in the North and East
• Quarrel over earthen dike in Prachin Buri
• Three boys (8 and 11) drowned in canal

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News from Thailand – October 14, 2013

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October 14, 2013

Today in News from Thailand:

• Student uprising of 14 October 1973 commemorated
• Flood death toll rises to 42
• China buys more rice and rubber from Thailand

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Since September 17, floods have struck in 42 provinces. Of these, 28 are still (partly) under water. This week Typhoon Nari, weakened to a tropical storm and depression, will arrive in Thailand. Hopefully he will head north and not east and the Central Plains, because then Leiden will be in trouble.

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Thousands of villagers in Chachoengsao had to flee their homes in a hurry yesterday when a large amount of water poured into the district. Many were taken by surprise by the water and did not have time to get their belongings to safety.

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Floods 2013 Thailand: no consequences for tourists

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October 11, 2013

The editors of Thailandblog receive many questions from tourists who are afraid that their holiday will be ruined by the floods. This concern is unnecessary. For now, there are no reports from tourist areas or cities that warrant such concerns.

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• The water level of the Prachin Buri River fell by 24 cm yesterday
• 62 factories across the country have ceased production
• Dyke in Kabin Buri breached; water rises to 1,3 meters

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Now also floods in Bangkok

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October 10, 2013

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.

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News from Thailand – October 9, 2013

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October 9, 2013

Today in News from Thailand:

• More flood news from Ubon Ratchathani and Chachoengsao
• Human Rights Commission will investigate Rayong oil spill
• Anti-government demonstrators march on government center

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• 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.

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• Sa Kaeo fears: floods worse than in 2011
• Aranyaprathet-Wattananakorn train service discontinued
• Bangkok: district in Bang Phlat flooded

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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