
Industry Minister Wannarat Charnnukul said that the government is strengthening effort in building the third barrier.
"We have to fight on. Though, the first barrier is gone, we still have the second and third ones. We need to fight to the end," he said.
FROC has ordered industrial plants in Nava Nakorn Industrial Estate to cease operations and evacuate workers, as water seeps into the industrial estate's sewage pool near Siam Kubota Co Ltd's plant.
Water level around the industrial estate heightens due to rain last night.
FROC spokesman Pol Lt Gen Pongsathat Pongcharoen said at the press conference around noon that residents living near the industrial estate should also leave their home. Dhammakaya could accommodate 5,000 flood victims, a shelter in Thanyaburi 20,000, and Government Centre on Chaeng Wattana Road 1,000.
Hattachit Nunbhakdi, executive director of Navanakorn Co Ltd, the operator of the industrial estate, said that it is now upto the military to handle the situation. The sandbag embankment is being heightened, reinforced by steel sheets. Containers are lined up as the second barrier.
Rain prevented the Army from construction the third layer of flood barrier.
Nava Nakorn is considered the last frontier of East of Bangkok. Amid news that water would pass through to Bangkok, a resident near the industrial estate says that the barrier has not yet collapsed. "What we need is more volunteers to fill sandbags".
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra expressed her sorrow over the situation at Nava Nakorn, attributing that to heavy rain and higher sea level. She added that it is important that the government focuses on helping the affected businesses and individuals. While some of the businesses have no insurance, the government also needs strategies to fix flooded machinery and equipment. While she is waiting for information on this, she plans a meeting with representatives from the industrial sector.