High tides increase Bangkok flooding
More Bangkok residents advised to flee floodwaters
BANGKOK (AP) -- Bangkok authorities are telling more residents to
leave as floodwaters threaten southwestern neighborhoods in the
Thai capital.
Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said people should evacuate three
neighborhoods due to surging water levels. He said Sunday pumps
were operating around the clock and more pumps were being added to
help drain the water.
Still, floodwaters are receding elsewhere. Prime Minister
Yingluck Shinawatra said previously the city center would have
light flooding if the water penetrated that far but western areas
of Bangkok were threatened with inundation.
The national death toll from floods since late July has reached
536. More than 13.1 million people -- one in five Thais -- are
affected.
Nov 12 – High tides swell Bangkok‘s Chao Phraya river, flooding busy residential areas as water continues to advance towards the centre Thai capital. Marie-Claire Fennessy reports.
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