Saturday, October 15, 2011

Bangkok rushes to dig canals to prevent flooding

A passenger boat cruises on the Chaophraya river past a giant Buddha statue sitting among flooded houses in Pak Kred district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The ongoing floods is the worst to hit the Southeast Asian nation in decades. About 8.2 million people in 60 of Thailand's 77 provinces have been affected by floods and mudslides, and 30 provinces are currently inundated. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

A passenger boat cruises on the Chaophraya river past a giant Buddha statue sitting among flooded houses in Pak Kred district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The ongoing floods is the worst to hit the Southeast Asian nation in decades. About 8.2 million people in 60 of Thailand's 77 provinces have been affected by floods and mudslides, and 30 provinces are currently inundated. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Two boatmen chat on their boats on the Chaophraya river in Pak Kred district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The ongoing floods is the worst to hit the Southeast Asian nation in decades. About 8.2 million people in 60 of Thailand's 77 provinces have been affected by floods and mudslides, and 30 provinces are currently inundated. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Villagers and soldiers join hands in making sand bags for barricades at a temple in Pak Kred district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The ongoing floods is the worst to hit the Southeast Asian nation in decades. About 8.2 million people in 60 of Thailand's 77 provinces have been affected by floods and mudslides, and 30 provinces are currently inundated. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Villagers unload sand bags for flooding barriers in Pak Kred district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The ongoing floods is the worst to hit the Southeast Asian nation in decades. About 8.2 million people in 60 of Thailand's 77 provinces have been affected by floods and mudslides, and 30 provinces are currently inundated. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

BANGKOK (AP) ? Emergency crews are racing to repair a key barrier protecting Bangkok's northern suburbs from approaching flood waters, but no evacuation order for the area has been issued.

Repair work to the Khlong Ban Phrao Floodgate was being expedited Friday and area residents were asked to remain on alert for flooding.

Erroneous reports Thursday said that flood waters had broken through the gate, leading the government to order residents to urgently evacuate.

The Flood Relief Center later apologized for the "misinformation," saying the evacuation order had been reversed and that damage to the gate had been overestimated.

Pathum Thani Gov. Peerasak Hinmuangkao said the gate would be repaired by late Friday.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-10-14-AS-Thailand-Floods/id-ed09810471d447399f9be717054243e1

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