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But it's still home.
I glance at my cars, their hoods hastily wrapped with plastic that has done little to protect the insides. More money gone.
There was no real time to evacuate. The directors of my community, the Ratirom Park development in Bang Kruai, Nonthaburi, gave us only an hour's warning before the waters first came on Oct 23.
''Hurry, hurry. You have an hour. Anyone who hasn't moved their cars, must do so now! We're going to seal the roads with sandbags,'' they announced.
There was no time. I had only just returned home from an upcountry assignment. My first thought was to get my children, six and four, to safety. As we left the estate, I could see the first signs of the flood.
The next day, I came back alone to see what I could do to protect my house. I threw some plastic over the cars, moved some furniture upstairs and began looking for sandbags. The day passed in a blur. I left my three cars in the garage.
How bad could it be? In early October, the development manager met with the homeowners and explained the measures that were being taken to protect the community. It seemed enough: a two-metre perimeter of sandbags and rock would surround the estate. The sewage system would be sealed, and two big pumps were brought in to deal with any seepage.
An island of defiance rises from the waters
No room for waste _ potable water is as scarce as gold, ever since last week, when I noticed that the water from my filter system was brown and tainted with oily fumes. Once finished, I spoon some water into another cup to brush my teeth. ...
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