webfact Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Ang Thong City hit by flash floods By The Nation The downtown area of Ang Thong's Mueang district was hit by flash floods late on Sunday night following hours of heavy rain. Officials rushed to drain the floodwaters on Monday morning but discovered that one of the main water pumps had broken down, said a local official, Somyos Joijchurassamee. The business area and the government complex were swamped by about 40 to 60 centimetres of water. Also flooded were the low-lying area around the area’s market, the main intersection in the heart of the town and Wat Ang Thong school. The Chao Phraya river level also rose to 8.75 metres, within a metre of the 9.32-metre banks in front of the Ang Thong provincial hall. Water was flowing at a rate of 2,535 cubic metres per second on Monday morning. Local authority officials said 2,595 families in 92 villages were immediately flood-affected. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30329906 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-10-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheard Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Pump broken? What a surprise. That's what happens when cyclic maintenance is not practised but is also an unknown concept. Sent from my BLL-L22 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 A troll post containing an unsubstantiated comment has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Strange how the authorties here always 'rush' around once it's to late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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