Flooding in Thailand

by **wazza** » November 24, 2010, 12:50 pm

Bob

1 reason why the numbers are still climbing slowly, is the complications of a near drowning, may take some time to finally overwhelm the patient.

Elderly people with significant chest infections and pneumonia etc will probably be counted also if they were dragged out of the water etc ??

Not sure what the local authorities class as death from a drowning , in the terms of days after any near drowning episode.

Spending money on teaching people how to swim will not resolve the high numbers of deaths should similar flooding occur again, its needs to be spent on education / floods / do not drive and evacuation procedures.

Why did many drown, because they didnt know what to do in the emergency , thats where the money needs to be spent

by **BobHelm** » November 26, 2010, 4:18 pm

I must admit that I never even considered that wazza.. :oops:

The numbers do seem to still continue to rise though, although I think that they are certainly from the South of the country 'second' flooding rather from the North East. Also the worry of possibly more still to come in the South.

Flood death toll 255, weather warning

Flood-related death toll had risen to 255 on Friday, as the Meteorological Department warned more rain is expected in the South due to a strengthening northeast monsoon.

Director-general Wiboon Sanguapong of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said the flood situation in 42 provinces nationwide has eased and restoration work is now underway.

However, 26 districts of nine provinces remained under floodwaters in Kalasin, Roi Et, Ubon Ratchathani, Suphan Buri, Ayutthaya, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Surat Thani and Phatthalung.

Flooding which hit central and northeastern provinces from Oct 10 caused 177 deaths, while 78 deaths were confirmed in flash floods and landslides triggered by tropical storms in the southern region since Oct 30.

Weather forcasters said a ridge of intense high pressure from China now extends to upper Thailand and the South China Sea, and temperatures are likely to drop 1-3 degrees Celsius.

The Department said more rain is expected in the South due to the stronger northeast monsoon and a more pronounced cold front in the Gulf of Thailand, therefore all vessels should show caution during this period.

by **bigsnake** » August 3, 2011, 9:43 pm

yep, been some flooding around Udonthani over the pass several days, time to WHIP OUT the OLD SAND BAGS FOLKS, do it NOW!!

by **chanchop** » August 10, 2011, 7:20 pm

Is it still raining everyday in Udon? And has any part of Udon gotten flooded? The other thing is, has anyone been suspected of dengue fever or Malaria yet? Just that my bf seems to have a fever that shoots up and down again and has been sick for the past 5 days. What he seems to have are symptoms of the two which are pretty common here in Asia, so I'm a little worried.

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