萨蒂德·苏蒂潘亚（Satid Sutipanya）曼谷正在为可能发生的洪水做准备，因为超过15，000名代表将抵达国际货币基金组织和世界银行集团的年度会议。
Bangkok is preparing for possible flooding as more than 15,000 delegates are due to arrive for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group.
气象部门预测主管苏拉蓬·萨拉帕（Surapong Sarapa）表示，10月11日至13日期间，泰国首都每天可能会有约2英寸的降雨量，恰逢为期一周的财长、央行行长、高管和来自该机构191个成员国的其他代表聚会的开始。
The Thai capital could receive about 2 inches of rain a day from Oct. 11-13, coinciding with the start of the weeklong gathering of finance ministers, central bankers, executives and other delegates from the institutions’ 191 member countries, according to Surapong Sarapa, the Meteorological Department’s head of forecasting.
这些准备工作是在9月下旬的一场洪水在几天内给曼谷带来超过12英寸的降雨，淹没了道路和房屋，扰乱了航班并暂时关闭工厂后不久。
The preparations come shortly after a late-September deluge dumped more than 12 inches of rain on Bangkok over several days, flooding roads and homes, disrupting flights and temporarily shutting factories.
总理安德里亚·查恩维拉库尔已指示各机构为严重洪水做好准备，避免9月份洪水带来的旅行混乱重演。如果道路洪水，大型卡车和四轮驱动车辆将供运输代表使用，同时放置数百个水泵排水。
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has instructed agencies to prepare for severe flooding and avoid a repeat of the travel chaos that accompanied the September deluge. Large trucks and four-wheel-drive vehicles will be available to transport delegates if roads flood, while hundreds of pumps are being positioned to drain water.
官员们已经制定了与洪水水位相关的应急计划。在6英寸处，当局将加速排水，以保持路线为400多辆车队车辆开放。在大约10英寸的高度，电动宝马将被公共汽车取代;在大约20英寸的高度，代表将被引导进入曼谷的铁路网络。在洪水达到10英尺的极端情况下，会议将被取消。安德纳说：“绝不能出现上周那样的干扰。”
Officials have drawn up contingency plans tied to floodwater levels. At 6 inches, authorities would accelerate drainage to keep routes open for more than 400 motorcade vehicles. At about 10 inches, electric BMWs would be replaced with buses; at about 20 inches, delegates would be directed onto Bangkok’s rail network. In an extreme scenario in which floodwater reaches 10 feet, the meetings would be canceled. “There must be no disruptions like those seen last week,” Anutin said.
预计即将到来的降雨不会像九月的降雨那么严重。苏拉蓬在接受电话采访时表示，与上个月淹没曼谷排水系统的持续倾盆大雨相比，这种情况应该更广泛，但持续时间更短。
The coming rain isn’t expected to be as severe as the September event. It should be more widespread but shorter-lived than the persistent downpours that overwhelmed Bangkok’s drainage system last month, Surapong said in a phone interview.
尽管如此，更广泛的供水系统吸收另一场洪水的能力有限。截至10月5日，泰国中部的主要水库已满91%，如果大雨持续，洪水的风险将增加。
Still, the wider water system has limited capacity to absorb another deluge. Key reservoirs in central Thailand were about 91% full as of Oct. 5, increasing the risk of flooding if heavy rain persists.
泰国水资源倡导者汉纳朗·姚瓦勒斯（Hannarong Yaowalers）表示，一座主要水坝的容量已经超过正常容量，这增加了更多水被下游释放到曼谷周边省份的可能性。
One major dam was already above its normal capacity, raising the prospect of more water being released downstream toward provinces surrounding Bangkok, according to Hannarong Yaowalers, a Thai water-resources advocate.
官员们表示，许多代表居住的中部地区的设计目的是相对较快地将水排入湄南河。政府发言人埃卡波布·皮安皮塞斯（Ekkapob Pianpises）表示，这条河目前比曼谷防洪屏障低约一米（3.3英尺），有一定的能力吸收额外的水。
Officials say the central areas where many delegates are staying are designed to drain water relatively quickly into the Chao Phraya River. The river is currently about one meter (3.3 feet) below Bangkok’s flood barriers, leaving some capacity to absorb additional water, government spokesman Ekkapob Pianpises said.
国际货币基金组织-世界银行会议是泰国的一个重要展示，因为泰国寻求吸引投资并将曼谷定位为区域商业和金融中心。
The IMF-World Bank meetings are an important showcase for Thailand as it seeks to attract investment and position Bangkok as a regional business and financial center.
“主办这次会议是泰国创造经济价值、扩大贸易和加强国际上对泰国信心的重要机会，”安德拉说。
“Hosting this meeting is an important opportunity for Thailand to create economic value, expand trade and strengthen confidence in Thailand internationally,” Anutin said.