Bangkok 'not yet completely safe' : Sukhumbhand

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Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Monday admitted that the capital is not yet safe from flooding as the city's northern suburbs remain at risk of being inundated, even as defences are being shored up against the oncoming waterflow.

"Although the situation is not yet critical, it must be closely monitored," Sukhumband said.
Sukhumbhand warned city residents not to lower their guard as the capital has not yet completely passed through the flood danger zone.

The areas most at risk are Sai Mai and Klong Sam Wa districts with 127,728 households, after the Royal Irrigation Department closed half of the sluice gate at Rangsit Klong 1.
City workers are now building barriers along sections of Phaholyothin Road bordering Rangsit Canal and Suwinthawong Road to prevent the deluge from flowing into Bangkok, the governor said.

So far only 81 persons have evacuated their homes in Bangkok for temporary shelter elsewhere. Most come from Dusit, Lat Krabang, Sai Mai and Bang Kapi districts, Sukhumbhand added.

Bangkok has so far averted inundation after the main runoff from the North passed through the Chao Phraya River or was diverted into the Gulf of Thailand by skirting the city in the east and west. However, if the city’s floodwalls and barricades fail, floodwaters could flow into the capital.

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