Trading estates prepared to ward off impending floods
The industrial sector is bracing for floods over the next several weeks and is relying on major reservoirs and flood prevention measures to safeguard industrial parks. The Meteorological Department has warned that a low-pressure system will hit several regions of Thailand. “This weather pattern is expected to bring heavy rains and even torrential downpours to the northern, northeastern and western regions,” the department said in its weekly weather forecast. “These heavy rain during this week and over the next several weeks will cause floods and flash floods in the affected regions.” Heavy rains and flash floods from the north and the northeast are expected to push excessive water along major rivers to the central region of Thailand, which houses several Thai industrial estates.
