Thailand: Floods Turn Bangkok Streets Into Floating Markets · Global Voices
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In #Bangkok, torrential rains have transformed some streets into floating markets, while #floods have already affected 1.7 million people in #Thailand and have killed eight people since September 16.
The atmosphere at Bang Kapi Floating Market was bustling with shoppers, despite having to stand and buy goods in floodwaters approximately 1 meter deep. Meanwhile, Bang Kapi district has opened a donation point to help flood victims.
Vendors in Thailand are finding solutions to continue selling products after floods and torrential rains. Although the road has been turned into an “artificial lake”, residents continue to do their shopping at the market. The stalls have been replaced by floating cages with vendors reviving the “floating market” so that […] The article Floating “popular” in Thailand was originally published on AlphaTV.
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Quotidiano NazionaleBangkok, 28 Sep. (askanews) • Bangkok residents travel the streets transformed into rivers in the Thai capital, after several days of heavy rains that flooded markets, roads and homes, forcing thousands of people to take refuge in reception centers. In the pictures the district of Bang Kapi. [Thousands of people sheltered in the centers of [...]
Floods that affect various areas of Thailand have reached Bangkok, where a flooded street has turned into an improvised floating market. Sellers market fish, vegetables and other food on platforms and boxes of sferovite, while customers cross the water to buy essential goods.
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