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Thailand flooding continues, Bangkok resident brace for worsening

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Fahad Butt

Thailand flooding continues, Bangkok resident brace for worsening

A humanitarian crisis looms in Thailand after the worst floods in decades left parts of Bangkok and other areas of the country immersed, relief agencies warned on Sunday.

The central business district of Bangkok has to be avoided, but now major floods had many of the areas close to their chest or waist in the water, making the residents had to flee their homes. The Thai Government has more than 1,700 homes across the country, where more than 111,000 people have sought refuge since the beginning of the floods in July after heavy monsoon rains.

More than 370 people have died and charities working in the country have warned of the risk of water-and insect-borne diseases such as malaria, diarrhea and fever of dengue fever in the coming days and weeks. Thai officials warned residents in the capital expect failures vigilant with electricity and tap water.

Thailand flooding continues, Bangkok resident brace for worsening

Bangkok faces floods still the highest level and prepares for the worst, the Governor of the Thai capital said Wednesday .

Instructs residents to larger floods, which was already on the closure of the airport of Bangkok Don Muang and the evacuation of the victims of the floods that have taken refuge there are forced to flee.

Thailand Government has declared a national holiday five days in the provinces hit by floods to try to get people to find refuge in another place prior to the floods expected this weekend.

But Sukhumbhand Paripatra told the authorities could not evacuate an entire city Governor of Bangkok and was difficult to convince the Thai population to flee their homes, despite the risk.