(ap)-Bangkok, Thailand government expressed confidence on Sunday, Bangkok will not escape of Thailand's worst flooding for decades, capital of carefully held strong, flood barriers, beginning to fade from the northern plains flooded.
Department of agriculture minister Theera Wongsamut said runoff water flows south to the scale of the relay through into the gulf of Thailand, Bangkok chao phraya river level will rise no more. He said the threat of Bangkok is over to a full stop.
Capital is blocked detail wall, the canal flood control, the dam and the underground tunnel system. But, if any defense failure, the flooding began into the city of 9 million people.
People are confident the walls, "hidden red robe work the monk named Pichitchai said, because he in recent days of supplement, to help protect along the canal in Bangkok in the northwest of buddhist temple sandbags stack, reach the top. The old monk, 36, use only one name.
Agriculture minister said, in Singburi, Angthong and was badly hit big central province of intelligently is just north of Bangkok flood- has begun to recede, signal, can ease financial pressure. A government the flood-fighting disaster relief center, a spokeswoman for the d Rungwattanajinda said he, in the same area of the flood also have in that empty ShaWang province decline.
Tim, d said: "the water is not passing by profession" capital held in Bangkok, the people should rest assured.
Relentless monsoon rains in late July started to influence the country's agricultural land, two-thirds drowning, submerged hundreds of factory and swallowing low-lying village, along the way.
Nearly 300 people were killed, so far, 200 DuoGe main roads and the main railway line along the road north has shut down. The government says, property damage and loss may of up to $3 billion dollars. The most serious province is north of Bangkok, including big, the old and precious intelligently stone temple of the capital before. Water and other town had a tendency to rise, some places six feet (2 meters high), forcing thousands of people to leave their homes.
Although common worry, disaster can touch Bangkok, the city has mostly unchanged. Most of the time all day on Sunday, the rain is pouring down capital, but life and stores open and elevated train crisscross cities, otherwise normal.
Theera, agriculture minister told a reporter, "water level already resolve" chao phraya. It "will not be higher than the barriers," he said.
Sean Boonpracong, another Bangkok's the flood-fighting disaster relief center spokesman said, several days are higher than normal tides-slowing the chao phraya-also ease the runoff.
Speaking of Saturday evening, Bangkok, the governor says he kun climbing to the west of the capital of the obstacles worry, said they would not like in Bangkok and other parts of the water from the west, and strongly about flooded. But last Sunday, he say are still control.
Associated Press reporter come all the way to the region Sunday found no nearby warm in wu government and Nokhon Buddha all provinces bordering area of severe flooding. The canal discontent, although some residents still overflowing in strengthening sandbags, few people worry. Wall
In the past few years, government officials say, more and more capital survival without significant damage of faith. Last Sunday, Yingluck believe prime minister again these views echo, he said: "I believe that Bangkok will be safe."
Yingluck speaking after a ceremony, presided over a fleet in dozens of points based on the chao phraya more than 1000 the engine of the boat in the efforts to help push the water down the river open. This is is not clear efforts will have what kind of impact.




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