Major Flooding in Thailand

I'm not sure if you have been hearing about this in the news, but there is major flooding in Thailand.  Samantha & I are safe as we live in central Bangkok, and on the 4th floor of the building. The flood waters are getting closer, but we aren't in any danger. Our church and a lot of our friends live in an area that is expected to flood in the next few days though - so pray for them, and for all of Thailand. 

Here are a few links for you - videos and articles about the flood situation from other locals & reporters:

This is a short video by my friends Matt and Por. When Matt talks about their church, well that's my church too! A lot of TCCC staff and friends live in this area, Muang Ake:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150321769487190

The area this reporter is in and talking about is the same province, Pathum Thani, in the above video:

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/10/20111010162023881205.html

Flood Devastation in Central Thailand: Video

http://www.thematthewscott.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=57&Itemid=153

Thailand's Hundred Year Flood

-Karl Dahlfred

Still on furlough in the U.S., I've been tracking from a distance the news about flooding in Thailand.  Flooding is not uncommon there but this year it is uncommonly bad.  It is reported that this is the "worst ever seen" and some people are calling it the hundred year flood.

The latest figures report that over 820,000 families (2.6 million people) are affected, 244 have been killed, huge areas of farmland damaged, and over 180 key roads cut off.  The main highway going north out of Bangkok is cut off in Ayuthaya, just 1.5 hours north of the capital.  Trains fair no better.

 

For more, see: http://dahlfred.com/en/blogs/gleanings-from-the-field/

A BBC News Article:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15178872

I will do my best to keep you updated on the situation here. Please keep praying! Pray that God would use this situation to bring many people to know him. Pray that God would keep his children safe. Thank you.