Phi Phi Island, Phuket, Samui and Krabi are not effected by the floods.
Bangkok
is about 650 km from Phi Phi Island, Phuket, Samui and Krabi and on the
Indian Ocean. These southern holiday destinations have not been
effected by the floods at all and are enjoying a normal high season
with normal weather. They have never been touched by the these floods as
there are no large rivers or land masses that can hold water.
The
islands are running normally, hotels, tours and supplies are normal.
However there has been issues with Singha Beer and Singha water as the
key bottling factory in Bangkok has been flooded. This has led to a
small increase in prices in bottled water and more carlsberg heineken
and Chang Beer appearing in restaurant menus.
'Bangkok is at the other end of the country compared to Phi Phi Island', said Phil Russell Director of hotelatm.com 'but we are continually asked if there are any problems with the southern islands and the answer is an emphatic no'.
The
Chao Praya River is the name of the main waterway that drains the large
catchment area north of Bangkok. 8 Trillion cubic meters of water have
been trying to get to the sea via the Chao Praya River but northern
Bangkok is in the way. This is why the northern suburbs of Bangkok have
been flooded. The main Bangkok International Airport at Suvarnabhumi is in the south east of the town and unaffected by the floods.
BANGKOK LATEST
November 19, 2011 According to the Thai
premier central Bangkok is safe from the kingdom's floods. The death toll from the floods was getting close to 600. President Barack Obama
promised that the US would help in any way it could.
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