Yingluck shifts priorities from stopping flooding to saving lives

“My top priority is to ensure safety – aiming to save the people’s lives first and the property second because we can not save both at the same time,” Yingluck said, with floodwaters bearing down on Bangkok.

She also said that 1.7 million sandbags have been used to strengthen flood barriers in Bangkok and that more dykes to protect the city should be in place by tomorrow.

The full Nation story is here.




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