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Bangkok declares flood emergency in all 50 districts
BBC News··5h ago
Bangkok declared a flood emergency across all 50 districts after more than 300mm of rain fell since Thursday. The Metropolitan Authority said rains had eased by Sunday while canal levels stayed high. Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the city's east was hardest hit and canals were full. No casualties were reported, and residents near canals were told to move belongings upstairs.
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What It Means For You
- People have been urged to stay home while canal-side residents move valuables to upper floors.
- Governor Chadchart said pumping continues but every canal is now filled.
- The Thai Meteorological Service forecast more heavy rain through the week.
What's Happening
- More than 300mm of rain since Thursday submerged roads and overloaded drainage.
- A 67-year-old resident near a northern canal told AFP water had reached waist level and closed her shop for two days.
- The low-pressure system is expected to shift toward central Thailand.
How residents compared it to 2011
- Thunderstorms are common seasonally, but recent extremes inundated Bangkok's drainage network.
- Somkid Pheuk-ngam said water levels looked worse than in 2011's nationwide floods.
- Hundreds were killed across Thailand in that 2011 event, which lasted three months.
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