Rangsit still under water
City Hall is warning occupants in the capital associated with more rain to come on Sunday night, even as some zones in the northern plus eastern parts of Bangkok remained under water from an right away downpour.
Clear skies had been seen over the capital on Sunday morning, but dark clouds were expected to return later in the day as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) published a warning information that rain can be expected to blanket the town once more from 7pm-midnight.
“Be prepared for rainfall across Bangkok this evening from 7pm onwards, ” it stated, citing information from your Department of Draining and Sewerage.
The notify came after the nightmare endured on Saturday night by people living in northern and eastern districts, along with Rangsit area in Pathum Thani’s Muang district.
Bang Khen, Lak Si and Don Muang districts in northern Bangkok along with Suan Luang plus Lat Krabang zones to the east continued to be submerged after persistent rain – mostly from early evening to late during the night – began beating Bangkok last Monday.
Lat Krabang was probably the most seriously flooded locations. Although the situation has been improving in many areas, “Lat Krabang still has a problem, ” Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said upon Sunday.
“We are speeding up draining floodwater through inundated districts in order to canals, ” this individual went on.
The Bang Khen district office suggested motorists to stay away from Bang Khen roundabout and some sections of Phahon Yothin and Ram Intra roads due to flooding.
Although the governor saw improvements on Weekend morning, a woman residing in the Ram Intra Km 4 Casing Community in Bang Khen told another story.
“Water has began creeping into a number of houses, ” the girl by the name associated with Apiwan Gipsa stated in a video clip submitted on the FM 91 police traffic Tweets account.
“Please help all of us. Flooding is producing our lives difficult, ” the woman appealed to Mr Chadchart while standing knee heavy in water. “We have difficulty moving in and out. ”
Vehicle are seen left on an expressway within Rangsit area of Muang district in Pathum Thani on Sunday. (Screen capture from Saimai Survive Fb account)
In adjoining Pathum Thani, Samai Survive, a non-profit volunteer group, reported several vehicles parked on an expressway and elevated roads in Rangsit area of Muang district on Sunday night as the owners wanted to save their own vehicles from water damage.
The particular scene reminded people of the so-called excellent flood in 2011, when all types of vehicles had been seen on tollways and elevated highways as a massive amount of water submerged Higher Bangkok and other provinces.
Caretaker Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has make certain what happened almost about ten years ago would not be repetitive this time.
The Rangsit Municipality on Sunday notified motorists to beware of flooding on Street 305. Drivers need to avoid some U-turns under bridges due to the high level of water, it added.
Road 305 is the main hyperlink between Rangsit and Nakhon Nayok and runs parallel to Rangsit canal, which is on the verge associated with overflowing.
The municipality furthermore repeated advice that individuals living along the canal move their possessions to higher ground and keep an eye out for up-to-date information as the level of the canal was rising and could reach a critical level at any time.