Re: Thailand - Thai floods kill 356, inundate World Heritage site - Bangkok under threat
Re: Thailand - Thai floods kill 356, inundate World Heritage site - Bangkok under threat
Flooding spreads in Bangkok
Floodwaters continue to pour into Bangkok, raising concern that the Thai capital's political and business hubs may be swamped.
Sunday, October 23, 2011 11:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_10.html
Bangkok remains on high alert
Floodwater almost totally receded from the city center of Bangkok on Sunday after swamping the area. However, Thai authorities are on high alert against more flooding around the time of high tide expected in the afternoon.
Sunday, October 23, 2011 14:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_17.html
Japanese students raise money for Thai children
Students in Japan's northeast hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami are collecting donations for children in flood-stricken Thailand.
Sunday, October 23, 2011 14:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_19.html
Bangkok floods affecting Japanese residents
Japanese residents of Bangkok are becoming increasingly concerned about the floods caused by record rainfall that have reached the capital city.
Sunday, October 23, 2011 23:08 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_25.html
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AJW
Thailand shores up capital as waters creep higher
*REUTERS
BANGKOK - Thailand's capital was braced for more flooding on Oct. 23 as water levels rose in some of Bangkok's northern suburbs and troops raced to fortify defense walls to protect two key industrial zones.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ2011102315566
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Thai flood situation may ease early next month
BANGKOK (AP) -- Thai authorities say the worst of the flooding that is threatening the capital will be over by the first week of November, but they're warning people to stay prepared.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/international/archive/news/2011/10/23/20111023p2g00m0in052000c.html
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Jiji press
Japanese Manufacturers Shifting Output due to Thai Floods
Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--Japanese manufacturers that have suffered flood damage at their plants in Thailand are hastily looking at production elsewhere, hoping to minimize the impact on the lucrative year-end shopping season.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011102300042
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Sankei news
People gather around a barrier made of sand bags as floods advance in Bangkok October 22, 2011. Thailand's prime minister called for all agencies to collaborate to protect the capital from a potential deluge of floodwater on Saturday as thousands fled high-risk areas or scrambled to protect their homes. REUTERS
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kyodo
Two girls step over sandbags protecting a shopping district from advancing floods in central Bangkok October 22, 2011. Thailand's prime minister called for all agencies to collaborate to protect the capital from a potential deluge of floodwater on Saturday as thousands fled high-risk areas or scrambled to protect their homes. REUTERS
People pass by an upscale shopping mall that is protected against advancing floods with sand bags, in central Bangkok October 22, 2011. Thailand's prime minister called for all agencies to collaborate to protect the capital from a potential deluge of floodwater on Saturday as thousands fled high-risk areas or scrambled to protect their homes. REUTERS
People push their belongings through floodwaters during an evacuation from a flooded area at Pathum Thani province, in Bangkok's suburbs, October 22, 2011. Thailand's prime minister called for all agencies to collaborate to protect the capital from a potential deluge of floodwater on Saturday as thousands fled high-risk areas or scrambled to protect their homes. REUTERS
A man buys food at a stall on a flooded road in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Thailand's catastrophic floods may take up to six weeks to recede, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Saturday. Excessive monsoon rains have drowned a third of the Southeast Asian nation since late July, causing billions of dollars in damage and putting nearly 700,000 people temporarily out of work. (AP Photo)
Motorists drive through a flooded street in Bangkok October 22, 2011. Thailand's prime minister called for all agencies to collaborate to protect the capital from a potential deluge of floodwater on Saturday as thousands fled high-risk areas or scrambled to protect their homes. REUTERS
Houses soak in floodwaters in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the country's catastrophic floods might take up to six weeks to recede. Yingluck also said in a weekly address to the nation Saturday that the crisis had displaced more than 110,000 people from their homes. (AP Photo)
The Bang Kadi industrial district submerges in floodwaters in Phatum Thani province, north of Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the country's catastrophic floods might take up to six weeks to recede. Yingluck also said in a weekly address to the nation Saturday that the crisis had displaced more than 110,000 people from their homes. (AP Photo)
