‘Water is chest high’: Bangkok residents trapped by floods plead for aid

‘Water is chest high’: Bangkok residents trapped by floods plead for aid

‘We’re all just left to fend for ourselves and take care of each other right now,’ a resident in the hard-hit eastern Bangkok says.

Race against time and water flows as PM Anutin works round the clock tackling flooding emergency

Bangkok battles to drain as Thailand's flood emergency widens across 29 provinces, hitting 2.6m people. Reservoirs near capacity force surging releases while swollen rivers carry huge volumes south and another spell of heavy rain threatens this week.