The heavy downpours upon Wednesday night that will crippled much of Bangkok have unleashed a torrent of critique and counter-criticism associated with Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt’s ability to battle the city’s water damage problems.
Many of the city’s streets were swamped after heavy rain that lasted for several hrs. In some areas, the particular floodwater remained until Thursday morning.
Mr Chadchart admitted it was the heaviest rain given that he won the particular governor election upon May 22. This individual apologised for not performing quickly enough to cope with the widespread floods.
The governor said as much as 160 millimetres of rain fell in Bangkok on Wednesday night, causing waterways, particularly Klong Bekv?m Phrao, Klong Saen Saep, Klong Suntan and Klong Phra Khanong, to rise rapidly.
Home rubbish waiting for selection had clogged drainage pipes.
The floods delivered social media abuzz with comments both criticising and defending Mr Chadchart over his handling of the situation.
Observers warned Mr Chadchart that the floods could chip away with his popularity when the problem was not noticed to be promptly or even sufficiently contained.
Taking to his Facebook accounts, vocal activist Srisuwan Janya said in a sarcastic tone that will Mr Chadchart was every chance of rising above any criticism of his dealing with of one of Bangkok’s heaviest floods this year, given his remarkable capability.
The governor ought to take it easy on his advertising stunt campaigns for a while and get down to the business of tackling the particular floods, said Mr Srisuwan who earlier accused Mr Chadchart of vote-buying by letting people gather his vinyl political election campaign posters that could be converted into shopping hand bags or aprons and sold online.
But Television show host Lakkana Panwichai, better known as Kham Phaka, came out within Mr Chadchart’s defence. Posting on her Facebook page, she said the floods stemmed from faulty city planning and that the problem could not be resolved overnight.
She said the particular governor deserved compliment for inspecting issues that affect the city.