Inter Press Service: Thailand's flood-management blueprint received a jolt when the dykes in Sukhothai were breached by the rain-swollen Yom river last week, submerging large stretches of the former royal capital.Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra toured the flood-damaged historic city 430 km north of Bangkok, reliving relief operations that were mounted last year when the central plains, including the capital, were hit by the worst floods in the country's history.
The barriers designed to prevent the river overflowing......
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Floods Dampen Thai Adaptation Plans
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 16th, 2012
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