Military mobilised to deal with Bangkok flood

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
Military mobilised to deal with Bangkok flood

The Defence Ministry will mobilise 50,000 soldiers, 1,000 vehicles and 1,000 boats to brace for worsening flood in Bangkok, spokesman Colonel Thanathip Sawangsaeng said on Thursday.

 

Defence Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha chaired a meeting with top military commanders to finalise preparations on flood control in the face of run-off coinciding with high tides from Friday to Monday.
Thanathip said the military mapped out four-point plan to deal with the inundation.
In the first step, soldiers and equipment would be deployed to try to deter and divert the water flow.
 
The Nation