Bangkok government switches off water all night, no advance notice to residents / tourists affected

Can you imagine this? A city of ten million people and no notice that water will be off all night until the very day it happens?

From this afternoon's Bangkok Post:

CITY :Tapwater will run dry in much of Bangkok and surrounding areas tonight until tomorrow morning to allow for the replacement of the watergate panel at the Bang Khen water plant.

The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority said the water supply would be cut for seven hours from 10pm tonight to 5am tomorrow in areas served by the waterworks offices in Samut Prakan, Sukhumvit, Phra Khanong, Taksin (only areas on Suksawasdi Road), and some areas on Ratchadapisek Road from Lat Phrao to Rama IX Road.

Inquiries can be directed to the MWA contact number at 1125 around the clock.