The Royal Thai Army has deployed modified military trucks to 11 flood-prone districts in Bangkok to transport commuters if the capital’s roads get flooded again on Wednesday evening.
Colonel Sirichan Ngathong, spokeswoman of the Royal Thai Army, said the military trucks, which have been modified for transporting people, were sent to be on standby to Din Daeng, Saphan Sung, Chom Thong, Klong Toey, Para Khanong, Vadhana, Sathorn, Bang Bon, Bang Kae, Wang Thong Lang and Bueng Kum district offices.
Roads in the 11 districts were expected to be flooded again in case heavy downpours occur on Wednesday evening as forecast by the Thailand Meteorological Department, Sirichan said.
Sirichan said the military trucks would transport people from flooded main roads to a spot where they could conveniently continue their travel back home.
She said soldiers would be on standby to help commuters return home as soon as possible in case heavy downpours happen, resulting in floods again.
The soldiers will work in coordination with district offices and traffic police. The Royal Thai Police has instructed all police stations in Bangkok to be on standby Wednesday evening to help motorists on flooded roads.