Bangkok inundation lessening: Yongyuth
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The Bangkok inundation has improved as several areas saw floodwater receding, Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit said on Friday.
Yongyuth said he expected the city administration to speed up the drainage by pumping floodwater from submerged areas.
The Royal Irrigation Department would handle the overland flow preventing it from entering the capital, he added.
He also praised Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva for cooperating in the drainage and relief efforts.
“Abhisit has called to alert the government for flood-related problems he encountered on his inspection trips,” he said, commending Abhisit for acting as a good citizen rather than the opposition leader.
