Flood Waters Move In on Bangkok, Thailand
October 27, 2011
Thai residents wade through floodwaters to buy food at a hypermarket in Bangkok, Thailand, October 27, 2011.
Thai authorities say flood waters creeping down from the north could soon swamp the Thai capital, Bangkok, leading thousands of people to leave the city
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Thai monks, soldiers, and local people hammered particle boards in between two concrete walls along Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River.
They dropped sandbags into the space between the walls, extending the height by about half a meter.
The hope is that the makeshift barrier will prevent, or at least slow down, flood waters from entering the Kaew-Fah-Chulamani temple.
Phra Rattanamaythee, head monk at the temple, says he thinks the mass of water headed to Bangkok will probably spill over the wall. But, he says as long as the water is not too high they can still live on the temple’s second floor.
He says the flood disaster is worse than in past years. The government and people tried to prevent it, but the water mass is a larger amount this time. He says they have used all of their personnel and equipment, but could not stop the water. He says they have done their best.
The swollen river is already seeping through flood barriers, covering a nearby neighborhood in shoe-deep water.
Machines hum away at the Bang Sue water pumping station just between the flooded neighborhood and the temple.
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