The government's handling of the 2017 floods at Sakon Nakhon (above) and elsewhere is inevitably compared with the Yingluck administration's handling of the 2011 floods. As if that wasn't enough, the flooding in Sakon Nakhon has come with additional problems. Only part of its rim had been damaged by a violent flow of water, the RID reportedly said. Spread over an area of 10 square km, that amount of water would cause 10cm of flooding, the RID stated, according to news reports. Quoting the premier, government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd told politicians to refrain from accusing the military regime of bungling flood warnings and management.

Source: Bangkok Post July 31, 2017 21:33 UTC