Thailand Flood : Flood Waters Swamp Over Phra Kaeo Temple and the Supreme Court Building
28 october 2011
The Chao Phraya River’s water level remains worrisome, as the water has now already reached the homes of riverside communities and inundated the front area of the Supreme Court building.
Rising sea water pushed the river’s water level to rise abnormally up to 30 cm, disrupting traffic routes around the Sanam Luang area. Officials rushed frantically to quickly drain water within the Phra Kaeo Temple by deploying large water pumps to clear out water pooled up in this important landmark while military personnel are constantly monitoring the scene.
Meanwhile, the flood wall at Phra A-Thit road near the ASTV television broadcasting station has been breached, causing water to gush through and inundate the entire road. Officials were forced to close all traffic routes between the Pipop Leela and Bang Lamphu junctions respectively, as the water level rose to a foreboding 70 cm. As of now, only military vehicles can pass through to assist troubled residents.
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Deputy chief of the BMA drainage department sees high possibility for all districts on the city’s Thonburi side to be flooded in 3 days.
