Thai floods death toll hits 41

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A Thai teenager eats her breakfast in a flooded restaurant near the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010​

 

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An aerial view of a temple surrounded by flood waters in Bangkok October 26, 2010.​

 

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An aerial view of floodwaters in Bangkok October 26, 2010.​

 

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Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) shakes hands with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during Ban's visit to the Government House in Bangkok October 26, 2010.

Thai anti-government "red shirt" protesters mooned during U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's visit at the U.N. office in Bangkok October 26, 2010.

Thai anti-government "red shirt" protesters fight with police during U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's visit at the U.N. office in Bangkok October 26, 2010. Ban is visiting Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and China on an Asian tour, which will include his attendance in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Hanoi and the closing of the World Expo in Shanghai.​

 

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A Thai amulet vendor arranges items in her flooded shop at the Buddha Antique Market in Bangkok October 27, 2010. Floodwaters from northeast provinces, which have swamped thousands of acres of farmland, have spread to the Thai capital.​

 

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A Thai girl wades through a flooded alleyway near the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.

Thai people stay at their flooded home near the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. The dead toll from the flooding in Thailand has climbed up to nearly 60 people.​

 

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Thai Floods Kill 57 - But Is Worse To Come?
October 27, 2010

Max Taylor, Sky News Online

Flooding in Thailand has killed 57 people but the country's government fears worse is yet to come.

The UN Secretary General said the floods are a symptom of global warming​

Over three million people have been affected after heavy downpours caused riverbanks to burst, sparking the worst floods in decades.
Homes and hospitals have been swamped with water and there have been reports of roads and railways being cut off in the northern province of Lopburi.

Bangkok has not been seriously affected yet but flood-barriers and pumps are on standby.
The Thai government has released 283 million Baht (£5.9m) in aid to help buy boats, mobile toilets, sandbags and tents for victims.
Prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has voiced concerns that the worst is still ahead as tidal levels are expected to rise again.
"The worrying period will return at the beginning of next month," said Mr Vejjajiva. "We will keep an eye on the situation closely."
Victims in northern parts of Thailand have travelled in boats and waded through water to collect aid parcels.
Four million sandbags have been used along stretches of the Chao Phrya river to try and stop water reaching the capital - Bangkok lies only two metres above sea level.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon expressed his "deep profound sympathy" to the flood victims and added: "It is a stark reminder of the reality of climate change."

 

[busdriver111]

Islands can't be flooded is a macro-geographic view. In micro-geography, certain areas within an island can be flooded too. However, left to nature, these areas would then evolve into rivers and flush off the waters to the seas. In urban development and flood control, Singapore didn't really do well not only now but for many years already. The drainages and canals are simply inefficient at coping even given the natural island flood flushing landscape. Worse now, they built a reservoir at the flushgate against all commonsense geography or academic geography.

Simply put, Singapore has become so unnatural, certain rules of nature do not apply anymore. Yes?

 

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A garland vendor balances a basket on his head while walking in floodwaters at a market in Bangkok on October 27, 2010.​

 

[GoldenDragon]

Aren't Singaporeans very lucky compared to Thais? Be thankful and pray for the safety of our bros and sisters in Thailand.

 

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Residents work in their flooded shop in Pathum Thani province, on the outskirts of Bangkok October 28, 2010. Flood waters from northeast provinces, which have swamped thousands of acres of farmland, have spread to the Thai capital.​

 

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A resident stands in his house as flood waters rise in Pathum Thani province, on the outskirts of Bangkok October 28, 2010.​

 

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A Thai woman cleans the floor in a flooded market in Bangkok on October 28, 2010. The floods, the worst to hit parts of Thailand in decades, have left at least 68 people dead since October 10, the Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand said in an updated toll.
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A man piggybacks a woman as he wades through a flooded alleyway near the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. The Chao Phraya River, which runs through the Thai capital, has swelled with runoffs from upper provinces following heavy downpours that caused rivers to burst around Thailand.​

 

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A sales clerk talks with her friend during lunch time in a flooded video store near the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. The dead toll from flooding in Thailand has climbed to nearly one hundred people.​

 

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Submerged ancient temples amid flooding in Ayutthaya province, north of the Thai capital Bangkok.​

 

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Residents wait for receive medicine and food in a local temple as flood waters rise in Ayutthaya, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, October 29, 2010.​

 

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Residents receive medicine and food at a local temple as flood waters rise in Ayutthaya, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, October 29, 2010.​

 

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Flash floods strand thousands in Thai city
Agence France-Presse
Bangkok, November 02, 2010

Flash floods, several metres deep in places, have swept through a major city in southern Thailand, stranding about 100,000 residents, officials said on Tuesday. Heavy flooding has already killed more than 100 people in Thailand since October 10, mainly in central and eastern areas, and with the disaster spreading there are fears of more casualties.

Rising waters began to inundate Hat Yai city in Songkhla province late Monday after days of heavy downpour, cutting power and affecting tens of thousands of people. "Eighty percent of Hat Yai is under flood water and 30,000 households with 100,000 residents are stranded in their homes," Hat Yai mayor Prai Pattano said on local television.

"At the critical point the water is three to four metres (up to 13 feet) deep," he said. The authorities estimate that almost six million people have been affected, with homes submerged and farmland or cattle destroyed.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva described the floods as "a huge natural calamity". "I'm very concerned, especially about Songkhla province where all road access is cut by the floods," he said.

Abhisit Vejjajiva will fly down South to visit flood-hit Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Tuesday afternoon after the cabinet meeting, PM's Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey said. ​

A hospital in the region was forced to evacuate patients on Monday after the area was hit by flash floods. In total 104 people, including three foreigners, have died in the disaster, which has affected dozens of provinces around the country, although the waters have receded in some areas.

Most of the victims were in central and eastern Thailand, with just two deaths reported so far in the south, due to electrocution. Bangkok has been on standby but has so far avoided major flooding.

 

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Rising waters began to inundate Hat Yai city in Songkhla province late Monday after days of heavy downpour, cutting power and affecting tens of thousands of people. "Eighty percent of Hat Yai is under flood water and 30,000 households with 100,000 residents are stranded in their homes," Hat Yai mayor Prai Pattano said on local television.

"At the critical point the water is three to four metres (up to 13 feet) deep," he said. The authorities estimate that almost six million people have been affected, with homes submerged and farmland or cattle destroyed.

Goodness' grief!

That water level is even high enough to flood 2nd storeys.

When I lived there, my apartment was at 3rd storey. If that happened then, could imagine my lower-storey neighbours scrambling upward for shelter.