Bangkok is preparing for high water expected this weekend as run-off from those
floods reaches the city just as seas in the Gulf of Thailand reach high tide.
Sean Boonpracong, international spokesman for Bangkok's flood relief center,
acknowledges that flooding in the capital is a possibility but says authorities are doing
all they can to prevent it. "I think there is a small risk of flooding in the outer area,"
said Boonpracong. "But, for now I believe it is manageable. There has been a new
operation to relieve the water. Authorities are dredging canals in Bangkok‟s Chao
Phraya and other rivers so more water can reach the sea faster.”