In Thailand, there has been a large
amount of rising water and this has been declared as a national
crisis. This has been the largest flood in decades in Thailand and
the surrounding countries and it has reached the capital, Bangkok.
The government has ordered all floodgates around the city to be
opened to drain out the water as the government reported that it
seems that the worst of the floods has passed and have been trying to
get people to move their possessions. Many people have been parking
their cars on highways, higher and away from the water to prevent
damage. Northern districts have been urged to move to higher grounds
as the floods are coming from all directions and they are unable to
control it. Central Bangkok has been able to escape most of the
floods and people are using sandbags and other materials to reinforce
the flood protectors.
This flood is the main result of three
months of heavy monsoon rains in Thailand and has caused more than
$3.3bn of damage. Also, around 300 people have been killed and
thousands have moved out of their homes and have been forced to seek
refuge in shelters. I believe that the government has only stated
that the worst has passed to control people and not cause them to
panic and cause more damage to the area around them. Northern
districts have worsened and have been badly damaged just a few days
after it was announced that the worst of the floods was over.
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