曼谷：泰国发生的洪水导致四家丰田工厂暂时停产，同时该国旗舰航空公司泰国航空（Thai Airways）也暂停了货运业务。这些公司周三（9月30日）发布了相关声明。随着泰国预计下周将迎来更多强降雨，相关影响仍在持续。
BANGKOK: Floods in Thailand have caused the temporary shutdown of four Toyota plants and the suspension of cargo operations of flag carrier Thai Airways, the companies said on Wednesday (Sep 30), as the country braces for more heavy rain next week.
泰国气象部门预测，10月5日至8日期间全国将出现强降雨，尤其是东北部和北部地区的降雨量将显著增加。
Thailand's weather agency forecast heavy rain from Oct 5 to 8, with increased rainfall expected in the northeast and north.
上周末，曼谷三天内降雨量达到了320毫米，这一降雨量相当于该地区整个9月的平均降雨量。因此，曼谷被宣布为受灾地区。
Bangkok was declared a disaster-affected zone after receiving 320mm of rain over three days late last week, as much as it typically receives in all of September.
总理阿努廷·查恩维拉库尔（Anutin Charnvirakul）对记者表示，曼谷及其周边地区以及泰国中部地区仍面临来自北部的洪水威胁，并称政府已成立专门工作组来监测灾情。
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters that Bangkok, its metropolitan area and Thailand's central region were still at risk from floodwaters flowing in from the north, and said a war room has been set up to monitor the situation.
泰国银行副行长查亚瓦迪·猜安安（Chayawadee Chai-anant）指出，洪水已经影响了服务业、零售业、批发业和建筑业，但尚未对制造业造成大规模影响；不过由于洪水导致零部件供应中断，丰田确实暂时关闭了四家工厂。
Assistant Bank of Thailand Governor Chayawadee Chai-anant said flooding had affected services, retail, wholesale and construction, but had yet to broadly impact manufacturing, though Toyota temporarily shut four plants after floodwater disrupted the delivery of parts.
她表示，虽然洪水不太可能影响将于10月12日至18日在曼谷举行的世界银行和国际货币基金组织年会，但政府已制定了应急计划以应对可能出现的任何情况。
She said the flooding was unlikely to affect the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund due to take place in Bangkok from Oct 12 to 18, but contingency plans had been prepared just in case.
泰国航空从周三起暂停了所有进出港的货运业务，许多员工因此无法正常上班。首席执行官猜埃姆斯里（Chai Eamsiri）表示，目前约有80%至90%的员工已返回工作岗位，公司正努力尽快恢复货运能力，并计划在受灾后七天内恢复每天115个出境航班的运营。
Flag carrier Thai Airways suspended inbound and outbound cargo operations from Wednesday through to Oct 6, with many employees unable to travel to work. About 80 per cent to 90 per cent of employees have returned to work, and the airline will try to restore capacity as much as possible, Chief Executive Chai Eamsiri said on Wednesday. Thai Airways aims to resume its normal schedule of 115 outbound flights per day within seven days of the disruption, he said.
此外，洪水还扰乱了曼谷的素万那布米机场（Suvarnabhumi Airport）的正常运营：大约一半的泰国航空员工无法正常上班，导致数千件行李滞留，大量航班被迫取消。不过机场本身仍在运行中。
Flooding also disrupted Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday, with about half of Thai Airways' workforce unable to report for work, leaving thousands of bags piled up and forcing numerous flight cancellations, though the airport remained operational.
政府发言人埃卡波布·皮安皮塞斯根据卫生部的数据称，死亡人数为40人。
Government spokesperson Ekkapob Pianpises put the death toll at 40, citing Health Ministry figures.
国家水资源办公室表示，在距离曼谷以西约80公里的拉差武里市，河边的居民区已被洪水淹没，相关疏散工作正在进行中；另外六个省份也被列为高风险区域。
In Ratchaburi, about 80km west of Bangkok, riverside communities were flooded and evacuations were under way, with six other provinces put on high alert, the Office of the National Water Resources said.
埃卡波布表示，当局正在将曼谷的洪水排入运河，并计划在两到三天内使城市恢复正常状态。
Authorities were draining Bangkok's floodwater into canals and aimed to return conditions to normal within two or three days, Ekkapob said.