Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared
Officials said nearly 300 mm of rain flooded roads and canals, forcing about 980 people into shelters and disrupting travel across the capital.
- 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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A flood disaster was declared in Bangkok after heavy rain. Nearly 48 hours of downpours submerged homes, shops, and roads. The Prime Minister returned from London. Disasters were declared in 50 districts. Efforts are underway to drain the water.
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