His remark says a lot about why there are always flaws in disaster preparedness and responses by governments and state agencies. Prior to Sonca's arrival in Thailand, some northern areas were already suffering heavy rain, starting July 18, increasing the level of the Mekong River. The 2011 disaster was much larger than what took place over the past week. Since the 2011 flooding, there has been a national, irrational fear of floods, especially in Bangkok where flood-prevention infrastructure has been built. After that, floods are forgotten while the government and state agencies move on with no desire to improve their disaster preparedness or response.

Source: Bangkok Post August 03, 2017 21:33 UTC