Flood in Thailand Threatening Village with Dike Breakage

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/25/world/asia/thailand-flood/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
October 25, 2011
Early Tuesday morning residents of Munag Ake village in Thailand are urged to evacuate the area due to parts of  a dike located in Tambon Lak Hok, Muang District in the Pathum Thani province has broken and it is expected that a large amount of water will flow though the village. It's estimated that flood waters could reach about 5 feet. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has urged employers for the private and public sectors to allow time off for staff in affected areas. Flights have also been canceled in Bangkok's Don Muang airport due to flood waters reaching the airport. Government says that the flooding is the worst in the country in half a century and certain areas could require more than a month before the waters recede. Already 356 people have been killed by the flooding and about 9 million other people have been affected by it. This coming week more high tides are expected to cause river back up and more floodings. As of now the government has set up 1,700 shelters in the country and over 113, 000 people have taken refuge at these places. So far damages from the flooding is expected to cost up to $6 billion dollars, but this is predicted to rise and Thailand's important part of income, the tourism has been greatly affected by the disaster.