Floods Descend on Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand. October 12, 2011. For about a month now, floods said to be the worse in 50 years, have been devastating upcountry Thailand. Since water naturally drains south into the Chao Phaya River running through Bangkok, before emptying into the Gulf of Thailand, metropolitan Bangkok is in danger of flooding within the next few days, as high tide approaches and the runoff gathers power. Some communities surrounding Bangkok are already under water, some of them very seriously. My immediate area in the CBD has not been identified by the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority as a danger zone and I’m not expecting any problems. Unfortunately, several Thai friends living in Nonthaburi, Min Buri and Pathum Thani are in great danger and I’m in contact with them daily and hoping for the best.