Bangkok officials in all 50 districts of the city have been alerted about possible flooding this weekend. The Department of Drainage and Sewerage plans to keep them updated on an hour-by-hour basis about the heavy rainfall expected over the next two days.
Deputy Bangkok Governor Chakkaphan Piew-ngam said that, since the Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains for Bangkok over the next few days, the city has prepared plans for low-lying areas where drainage is often slow.
The city has also readied all of its canals, pipelines, and up to 2,000 water pumps to handle rainfall.
Chakkaphan explained that rainfall below 60 millimeters should not cause flooding, while 90 millimeters and up would spur an urgent response, reported Thai News Bureau.
According to the Meteorological Department, easterly and southerly winds will cause thundershowers with gusty winds today and tomorrow. Low pressure over the Andaman Sea will bring isolated heavy rain in some places in the southeast. From Sunday until Thursday of next week, more winds from the south will continue to bring thundershowers, despite the fact that the rainy season is not predicted to start officially until the end of the month.
