Thai authorities on Oct. 26 urged residents in flood-prone wards inBangkok to promptly evacuate and warned of an upcoming massive delugein the capital city.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra saidfloodwater has reached the inner zone of Bangkok and the city’s floodbarriers might not be able to hold back a mass of run-off water from thenorth. She also warned that Bangkok could be flooded for four moreweeks.
The Government ordered 21 provinces and cities, including Bangkok , to allow people to evacuate and respond to flooding.
Ahuge runoff from the north equivalent to 480,000 Olympic swimming poolsis expected to reach the capital at the same time as seasonal hightides, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairssaid.
The government earlier ordered a five-day holiday fromOctober 27-31 for 21 provinces, including Bangkok . Schools andgovernment offices will be closed and the government has urged publicand private companies to allow their staff the time off, but the centralbank said financial markets will not shut down and banks will stayopen.
The Thai Retailers’ Association said the first batch ofessential goods imported from Vietnam , Malaysia and otherneighbouring countries is expected to arrive in Bangkok thisweekend, meeting the increasing demand in the country.
The moveis implemented as people in Bangkok and surrounding floodedprovinces rush to buy essential goods due to the fear of a prolongeddeluge.
Many shops in Bangkok began imposing emergency rationing as the consumption demands increase by 300-500 percent.
Floodsin the northern, northeastern and central areas have to date claimed atleast 373 lives since mid-July and affected nearly 2.5 millionpeople./.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra saidfloodwater has reached the inner zone of Bangkok and the city’s floodbarriers might not be able to hold back a mass of run-off water from thenorth. She also warned that Bangkok could be flooded for four moreweeks.
The Government ordered 21 provinces and cities, including Bangkok , to allow people to evacuate and respond to flooding.
Ahuge runoff from the north equivalent to 480,000 Olympic swimming poolsis expected to reach the capital at the same time as seasonal hightides, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairssaid.
The government earlier ordered a five-day holiday fromOctober 27-31 for 21 provinces, including Bangkok . Schools andgovernment offices will be closed and the government has urged publicand private companies to allow their staff the time off, but the centralbank said financial markets will not shut down and banks will stayopen.
The Thai Retailers’ Association said the first batch ofessential goods imported from Vietnam , Malaysia and otherneighbouring countries is expected to arrive in Bangkok thisweekend, meeting the increasing demand in the country.
The moveis implemented as people in Bangkok and surrounding floodedprovinces rush to buy essential goods due to the fear of a prolongeddeluge.
Many shops in Bangkok began imposing emergency rationing as the consumption demands increase by 300-500 percent.
Floodsin the northern, northeastern and central areas have to date claimed atleast 373 lives since mid-July and affected nearly 2.5 millionpeople./.
