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Floods: World Bank on damage & recovery
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/11/2011
» 660 billion baht in property loss & 700 billion in lost opportunities. Flood impact "not all negative as it would spur spending."
Bangkok governor gets his pumps; flooding widens
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/11/2011
» Relations between the BMA and the national government have improved after the governor's requests for more pumps and better drainage were granted. Meanwhile, the flood situation has worsened.
Mother Nature steps up the pressure
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/10/2011
» As a mass of floodwater from the north reaches the city's outer defences, authorities are sounding less and less confident that Bangkok will be spared the flooding that has ravaged much of the country.