Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt yesterday voiced their appreciation after the premier allowed City Hall to use military trucks to transport people to safety in flooded areas.
Mister Chadchart made his remarks on Facebook Live yesterday throughout an update on the flood situation subsequent Wednesday night’s weighty storm, saying he previously asked the military for assistance these day in case of more torrential downpours.
“I’d love to thank Prime Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Prayut Chan-o-cha as he responded to City Hall’s request to lend military trucks to assist evacuate people exactly where necessary. The premier provided full assistance to help the people from the city, ” mentioned Mr Chadchart. Pursuing the fallout from the latest heavy rains, City Hall is expediting the draining associated with excess water from Lat Phrao and Saen Saeb waterways, Mr Chadchart mentioned, adding that people may contact the 1555 hotline to demand teams come to strain local areas.
The torrential rainfall overnight from Wednesday to Thursday morning overwhelmed the particular city’s drainage capacity causing floods throughout the city, including Watthana, Saphan Sung, Phra Khanong and Suan Luang districts.
Incomplete wet weather infrastructure — such as the Nongbon drainage tunnel and Bekv?m Phrao canal dam — also affected the city’s draining capacity.
Wednesday night’s storm also caused significant flooding on more than 20 routes in Bangkok’s road system.
Authorities spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said Gen Prayut has ordered the particular army to hurriedly provide support to City Hall in order to evacuate people through inundated areas, and also begin repair work on roads, public parks and state workplaces that were badly hit by the floods.
Col Sirichan Ngathong, deputy army spokeswoman, said the very first Army Region together with every unit within Bangkok has been advised to assist the Bangkok governor and region office chiefs in efforts to support people who suffered the greatest harm to their homes plus property as a result of the flooding.
Meanwhile, the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) said a monsoon trough had been accountable for the inclement weather and was currently impressive the lower North, Central regions, East plus lower Northeast, whilst a Southwest monsoon from the Andaman Sea, the South as well as the Gulf of Thailand was also a contributing aspect.
The particular TMD also issued a warning for individuals to brace themselves for further torrential rain fall and runoff within the North, Northeast, Eastern, South and Main regions lasting till tomorrow.