Around Bangkok

Thailand has been experiencing floods for over three months. The central area has been hardest hit with major flooding in Nakon Sawan and Ayuttya provides. We in Bangkok awaited the floods without much concern until Phatum Thani, the province just north of the capital, was under several meters of nasty black water. Three weeks agot he magnitude of the flood sent Bangkokians into a frenzy of activity. They cleaned out the supply of dry noodles and bottled water in short order. Then, when Bangkok was in immediate danger of washing into the gulf of Siam, the government built huge sandbag walls along Rangsit canal and important buildings. The old airport was overcome with two meters of water and then flooding creaped south for three weeks. My home in Prawet was spared the indignity of inudation when the flood level stayed at 30 cm.

Now that most of the flooding is over and the water level is going down almost everywhere, there seems to be an anti climatic shortage of concern. Sand bag and cement barriers are disappearing and all the reports on various online maps have stopped. Finally, we can breath easy.