The prime minister of Thailand has given no assurances that Bangkok would be saved from the rising floodwaters currently overwhelming sandbag walls on its outskirts. Residents were advised to move their possessions to higher floors or areas on Friday as the Thai capital braced for the arrival of the floods from the central plains, which are several metres under water in places. Three months of heavy monsoon rains have killed more than 300 people, damaged the homes and livelihoods of millions of Thais, mostly in the north and centre, and forced tens of thousands to seek refuge in shelters. The floods have not come, but the sense of imminent doom is growing by the day. One measure of the fear are the protective walls of sandbags scattered across the city's canals, homes and shop-fronts are expanding in number and height daily.These floods are definitely stirring up a national crisis. This is really serious. Nobody can stop the floods from happening, whether soldiers or polices are called in. The people of Thailand are having to seek for higher grounds. All of their belongings will be damaged and lost. Some Thais even parked their cars on top of freeways/highways, to avoid the worsening floods.
The residents of Bangkok were warned to evacuate to higher grounds as soon as possible. I was watching the video clip, and I see all these people: young children, kids, adults and even elders. They were calmly making their way through the brown-watered flood. If I was there, I would be so scared for what to happen next. Plus all the damage. The expenses, and clean up process would be a lot to take in.
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