Should we buy a boat?
The ominous headline from today's Bangkok Post: "City could see worst flood since '95"
The article goes on to say: "Bangkok and its vicinity could see a major flood similar to the one in 1995 that submerged the entire city unless excess water in the Chao Phraya river is diverted to the vast fields along its banks in time, said senior irrigation officials yesterday...With the rapid flow of water from the upper central provinces down the river to Bangkok strengthened by expected torrential rains, heavy flooding in Bangkok suburbs and nearby provinces is forseeable within a week."
Apparently the government will need to balance flooding out villagers and ready-to-be-harvested rice fields north of Bangkok with allowing the river to overflow into the city. You can join us in praying that neither takes place.
-Tom