Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared
- On Saturday, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt declared a city-wide flood disaster across all 50 districts, granting local agencies emergency powers to mobilise resources and coordinate relief after almost 48 hours of heavy rain.
- Nearly 300 millimetres of rain fell since Thursday, with Bangkok recording 487 millimetres between September 1 and 25—significantly exceeding the historical average of nearly 269 millimetres for the same 1991-2020 period.
- City officials are operating pumping stations at combined capacity of 1,200 cubic metres per second while preparing one million sandbags; authorities opened more than 200 shelters housing around 980 people and transferred 36 bedridden patients to hospitals.
- Governor Chadchart reported mid-afternoon Saturday the situation had "stabilised," estimating two to three days to drain floodwaters if rain ceases; Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced he is cutting short an overseas trip to return Sunday.
- Thai Meteorological Department officials warn heavy to very heavy rain will continue through Sunday due to strong low-pressure system and strengthened monsoon conditions, as more than 84,000 people across 21 provinces face ongoing flooding amid comparisons to the 2011 disaster that killed more than 500 people.
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Parts of Bangkok remained under water on Monday, as persistent and dense rainfall exceeded the capacity of the city's drainage system. In the Bang Kapi area, residents walked in water that was knee-high or waist-high to provide necessities, while small boats helped people reach both antics. In some areas, more than 30 centimeters of precipitation were recorded, with about 300 millimeters of rain falling within 48 hours in parts of the capital, f…
Eight Dead in Thailand Floods Since Mid-September
Eight people have died in flooding in Thailand since September 16, although none in the capital Bangkok which declared a disaster this weekend following heavy rains, the government said Monday. The eight died in eastern provinces -- five in Sa Kaeo, two in Chanthaburi and one in Saraburi -- according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), which did not give further details. Not including Bangkok, more than 500,000 houses…
(Jakarta=Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyun-kyu = As heavy rains recently poured down on the Thai capital, Bangkok, causing flooding in various parts of the city, hundreds of South Korean passengers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport...
The capital has received up to 330 millimetres of rain in a few days, which has submerged markets, roads and homes.
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