I Think I might stay home today! September 18, 2005
Posted by Martin in : Thailand , trackbackSuprisingly I like the rainy season here. I’ve got my lovely waterproof jacket, my waterproof boots, waterproof trousers and at the first boom of thunder I love transforming myself into an aqua-tolerant superhero with the power to splash through deep puddles.
Last Wednesday we had an entire day of rain. Usually tropical storms here last perhaps 3-4 hours. We get a torrential downpour and usually a few hours after that things are all dried up.
Today it looks like we might be in for something a bit more severe …
BANGKOK COULD BE FLOODED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, IN THE WAKE OF AN APPROACHING TROPICAL STORM
The prime minister has ordered preparations for possible floods in Bangkok for the beginning of this coming week, in the wake of the tropical storm that will hit Vietnam tomorrow.
The Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Newin Chidchob (????? ??????), said the prime minister has ordered preparations for possible flooding in Bangkok, which could occur as an effect of the tropical storm that will make landfall in Vietnam tomorrow. This event will cause heavy rainfall in several provinces in Thailand over a period of 3-4 days. Therefore, the Prime Minister’s Office has prepared 10 teams of volunteers and heavy lifting vehicles, as well as another 130 small teams, to assist people who could be affected by the flooding starting this Monday.
My house is bizarrely designed that all the run-off from the room falls right down over the gate entrance. This means that whenever it rains I have to pass under a waterfall to get in or out!
Looks like I can content myself with staying home today and updating my (long overdue) blogs. My house is assuringly waterproof although I know already that as soon as the rain begins I’ll have millions of ants invite themselves in here and set up shelter inside my kettle.
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