Bangkokians urged to work from home during Oct. 5-7 due to heavy rain
BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) today (Oct. 4) said it is gearing up to ask the private sector to allow their staff to work from home during Oct. 5-7 to avoid the impact of torrential rain as some people were stranded in the floods last evening, Amarin TV said. Bangkok Deputy Governor Tavida Kamolvej admitted […]
Read MoreMany areas of Bangkok flooded after torrential rain
GREATER Bangkok was lashed by torrential downpour from 2.30 p.m. onwards that led to many roads being flooded and critical traffic jams building up in many areas, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon (Oct. 3). Flooding was particularly heavy at Bang Na intersection with small cars having difficulty going through. Also in a bad state […]
Read MoreRider saves boy who got electric shock from streetlight
A RIDER bravely saved the life of a seventh grade student who got an electric shock from a live streetlight and collapsed in floodwater amid heavy rain in Udon Thani last evening (Sept. 16) and himself got a shock too, Matichon newspaper said today. Mr. Atthachai Artudom, or Bass, 19, a vocational student who […]
Read MoreMany roads in Lat Krabang remain flooded
MANY roads remained flooded in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district today (Sept. 16) with small cars unable to travel on some of them after all its six subdistricts were declared a disaster zone yesterday, INN News and Naewna newspaper said. District officials checked the situation and found that the floodwater was 10-15 cm high on […]
Read More3 Cars damaged at flooded Bang Khen condo car park
A FACEBOOK page showed photos of a badly flooded underground car park at a condominium in Bang Khen area of Bangkok where floodwater almost reached the sedan’s roof with three vehicles heavily damaged, Sanook.com said this evening (Sept. 11). The Facebook page, Sai Mai Must Survive, said the flooded vehicles were parked in the second […]
Read More3 cars damaged at flooded Bang Khen condo car park
A FACEBOOK page showed photos of a badly flooded underground car park at a condominium in Bang Khen area of Bangkok where floodwater almost reached the sedan’s roof with three vehicles heavily damaged, Sanook.com said this evening (Sept. 11). The Facebook page, Sai Mai Must Survive, said the flooded vehicles were parked in the […]
Read MoreSections of Chaeng Wattana, Samut Prakan roads subside
HEAVY RAIN lasting days led to a large sinkhole appearing on Chaeng Wattana road and a 200-metre stretch of a secondary road that is being built in Samut Prakan also caving in, Naewna newspaper said today (Sept. 11). The two-metre wide, five-metre long and two-metre deep sinkhole is in front of Health Land at […]
Read MoreRed flag alert issued in Rangsit as key canal overflows amid incessant rain
RANGSIT municipality this afternoon (Sept. 8) issued a red flag alert as continuous heavy rain has led to water in the Rangsit Prayoonsak canal now overflowing the dam line onto the roads, Matichon newspaper quoted JS100 Radio as saying. Pol. Capt. Dr. Trilup Thoopkrachang, Rangsit city’s mayor, together with a team of officials had […]
Read MoreMore heavy rain to hit Bangkok this evening, Bang Khen in danger again
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt warned that the capital faces two more rounds of torrential rainfall tonight and tomorrow night (Sept. 7-8) after being lashed by heavy downpour from 3.30 p.m till 4.30 a.m this morning, Naewna newspaper said. The Meteorological Department forecast more rainfall in Bangkok at 3 p.m. followed by a slowdown but […]
Read MoreMassive traffic jams after rain lashes city
COMMUTERS were stuck in massive traffic jams across Bangkok after heavy rain this evening (August 26) amid complaints that nothing is moving, Matichon newspaper and Sanook.com said. At 6.45 p.m. FM91 Traffic Pro confirmed that traffic was not moving at all on Petchaburi and Chidlom roads and in the Pratunam area. There were also […]
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