hurricanemaxi
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 Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:03 am Post subject: Nestle Uses Sandbags to Hold Off Thai Floods |
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Shifting sandbags in front of Nestle SA’s ice cream plant in a Bangkok industrial park, Ittikarn Puangpradit says he’s confident factories in the area can withstand floods that have swamped hundreds of other plants.
Ankle-deep waters lapped at the curb in front of Nestle’s operations in Bang Chan industrial estate, one of two in the vicinity where a combined 322 factories are under threat from rising waters. Three-meter (9.8-feet) high black plastic sheets draped the factory’s perimeter, reinforced with sandbags and water pumps, as machines continued churning out desserts inside.
“I’m not worried because the water is only rising gradually,” Ittikarn, 46, said yesterday while monitoring water levels in a drain separating the factory from the road. “In other estates that were flooded, the waters rose very quickly. This is manageable.”
Keeping Bangkok’s biggest industrial parks dry is key to government efforts to reassure investors who have seen waters swamp seven estates north of the capital with 891 factories, disrupting global supply chains. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra proposed today spending 130 billion baht ($4.2 billion) to help flood victims and rebuild damaged roads, bridges and buildings.
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