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Thailand calls holiday to allow escape from floods
Posted by Reuters: Panarat Thepgumpanat on October 25th, 2011
Reuters: Thailand announced a five-day holiday on Tuesday to give people the chance to escape floods closing in on Bangkok as authorities ordered the evacuation of a housing estate on the outskirts of the city after a protective wall gave way.
The cabinet declared October 27-31 a holiday in Bangkok and 20 provinces affected by the country's worst flooding in 50 years as weekend high tides in the Gulf of Thailand could complicate efforts to divert water from the low-lying capital.
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Bangkok strengthens defenses as floods close in
Posted by Reuters: Panarat Thepgumpanat on October 13th, 2011
Reuters: Workers and soldiers raced to finish defensive walls around inner Bangkok on Thursday as floodwater that has covered about a third of Thailand threatened the capital.
At least 283 people have been killed around the country by heavy monsoon rain, floods and mudslides since late July and in the past week industrial zones north of Bangkok have been inundated, adding to the damage to the economy.
After a meeting with ministers, army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters that flood barriers in...