October 15, 2007

by News Desk 

Run-off from upriver is now rushing toward Bangkok, flooding a number of provinces along the Chao Phya's course down to the Gulf of Thailand, The Nation reported.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration yesterday held a meeting with the Royal Irrigation Department and the Office of the Royal Development Projects Board to discuss how to manage the water flow. Heavy downpours have already caused flooding in many parts of Bangkok. With the runoff from the North, the flood situation could become worrying.
Meanwhile in Surat Thani, six European tourists and two local guides died when a flash flood engulfed a cave they were exploring. Eight foreign tourists were trekking with local guides on Saturday in Khao Sok National Park in Surat Thani province when heavy rain caused a stream in Tham-nam Thalu cave to rise suddenly.

Helena Carroll, a 21-year-old British woman survived and was rescued yesterday, district official Sitichai Thaicharoen said, after eight bodies had been pulled from the water. [The Nation]

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