Floods, floods, and floods (3)
Oct 22-25, 2011
(journal/item/481, FB)
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(added in Apr 2020) :
The outdated links below are removed.
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Due to the flood situation in Thailand, many
people were forced to live on the 2nd floor of their own homes
without access to electricity and clean water.
This results in unhygienic ways of disposing everyday's waste.
Using biodegradable waste bags that have been widely used
in many areas of Africa is one of the good options.
It is environmental friendly way
to prevent infection and maintain certa
in level of hygiene in the time of crisis.
"Jad-Nak" bag was originated by
a small group of "we don't know each other" people
in Facebook since Monday 17 Oct 2011.
By Tuesday, we found friend that own a factory
with biodegradable materials who could manufacture the bags for us.
By Thursday, we got Ploy and Ton from faculty of Architecture,
Chulalongkorn university to design the usage graphics on the bag.
Now on Friday, all the manufacturing is completed.
The whole process was conducted by people
who barely know each other before,
people who put in both money and labour we could find at the time.
As the project could be beneficial to majority of people
suffering from the biggest flood crisis in 50 years,
we aspire to manufacture more of these bags
and hopefully we can distribute them to those in need asap.
To do so, we need your help and support.
Please help spreading the news about Jad-Nak bag
as well as making some donation via the info below.
If you are major corporation who could support the project,
we would love to hear from you via our number 08x-xxx-xxxx
Thank you so much for your help.
We hope our contribution could become a small part
in helping everyone suffering from the crisis.
Stay safe and dry
Jad-Nak bag project
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(added a year later in Nov-2012 ):
The above are flood time chats (in Thai) with the sounds that resemble some Korean names.
They went viral in the social media:
jom-yang-gae – You sunk yet?
mueng-jom-yang – You sunk yet? (Same meaning as the above.)
yang-gae-la – No, how 'bout you?
lun-jang-guu – Fingers crossed.
guu-yang-jom – Me still sunk.
loi-yang-mee – Some float.
poo-yang-meun – Poo (Our PM's nickname) still stunned.
This link below is old.
Remarks written on Nov-12,2012
(a year after the floods)
:
See similar article:
Worst floods in decades gushing into Bangkok
(Chillymanjaro, Oct-21-2011, THE WATCHERS)
- with stunning flood pics.
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"We cannot block the water forever!"
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told reporters,
in the biggest test so far of her fledgling administration.
"The longer we block the water the higher it gets.
We need areas that water can be drained through
so the water can flow out to the sea."
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นายรอยล จิตรดอน ที่ปรึกษาคณะทำงานบริหารจัดการระบายน้ำในพื้นที่ที่เกิดสาธารณภัยร้ายแรง ให้สัมภาษณ์ ว่า
ขณะนี้สามารถระบายน้ำออกไปทาง อ.ลำลูกกา จ.ปทุมธานี ได้แล้ว ซึ่งจะทำให้การระบายน้ำออกจาก กทม.
ทั้งทางฝั่งตะวันออกและตะวันตกทำได้สำเร็จ โดยประเมินว่าจะเหลือน้ำที่เข้าสู่พื้นที่ กทม. ประมาณ 5-6 พันล้านลบ.ม.เท่านั้น
ดังนั้นระดับความสูงของน้ำจาก 2 เมตร ก็จะเหลือเพียง 50 ซม. และหากเกิดภาวะน้ำท่วมในกทม.ก็จะสูงประมาณ 50 ซม.เท่านั้น
และมีโอกาสต่ำมากที่น้ำจะหลุดเข้าไปยังพื้นที่ กทม.ชั้นใน และขณะนี้ทาง ศปภ.ก็กำลังพยายามป้องกันถนนวิภาวดีรังสิตอยู่
หากน้ำจะเข้ามาถึงดอนเมืองได้จริง ก็จะอยู่ในปริมาณที่น้อยมากและยังไม่มีการคิดย้ายศูนย์แต่อย่างใด
อย่างไรก็ตามช่วงที่ต้องระวังอีกครั้งคือวันที่ 28-31 ต.ค.นี้ที่น้ำทะเลจะหนุนสูง โดยเฉพาะวันที่ 31 ต.ค.ที่น้ำทะเลจะหนุนสูงสุด
This link below is old.
Remarks written on Nov-12,2012
(a year after the floods)
:
See similar articles in these webpages:
2011 Thailand Flood Executive Summary
(Thailand Integrated Water Resource Management)
2011 Thailand floods
(Wikipedia)
Thailand Flood 2011: Executive Summary
(Guy Carpenter, Oct 28, 2011)
Thailand Flood 2011
This map from gccapitalideas shows how terrible the floods were.
CLICK
to see a bigger pic.
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My English translation written in Nov-2012,
which was more than a year after the mega floodings:
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PM's drainage plans:
1. For water from Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi into Bang Kruai and Bang Plad:
Direct it down Mahasawat Canal
=> Chao Praya River
=> Gulf of Thailand.
The water in these areas will be 0.5 meters high.
2. Close the watergate at Klong Prem so that water does not enter
Don Muang, Lak Si, Sai Mai, Bang Sue, Bang Khen, Phaholyothin, etc.
Will speed up drainage from Khlong Rangsit to Lower Khlong Hok Canal.
If this works and if no more flood walls collapse
then the water will not be more than 0.5 meters high.
3. Min buri, Nong chok, and Lat Krabang districts
will receive water from Rapeepat Canal
=> Lower Khlong Hok Canal
=> Saen Sab Canal
=> Gulf of Thailand.
Water in these areas will be 1 - 1.5 meters high.
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I cannot remember if the plans worked well....
