All eyes on Chao Phya
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will be on alert for high tides during the next two days, Governor Apirak Kosayodhin said yesterday.
Apirak said the Chao Phya River was at its highest-ever point of 2.17 metres yesterday morning, and was expected to reach 2.22 metres today. He urged riverside residents to evacuate their belongings to higher ground as the water level is expected to remain high until October 26. Earlier yesterday, during his inspection of flood damage at Bangkok Noi Canal, Apirak ran into acting deputy Thai Rak Thai Party leader Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, along with Phimuk Simaroj while they were visiting flood victims at a community under the Arun Amarin Bridge on the Thonburi side. After meeting Apirak, Sudarat said she had suggested the governor create "monkey cheeks" - areas to retain water - in eastern Bangkok, including the Lat Krabang and Nong Chok districts, and to complete the remaining stretch with flood-prevention walls along the Chao Phya River.
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