Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared
Officials said 84,000 people across Thailand were affected as Bangkok pumps water, opens shelters and deploys 1 million sandbags.
- On Sept 26, Bangkok authorities declared a disaster across all 50 districts after continuous rain caused heavy flooding. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt ordered officials to accelerate assistance for affected residents, including vulnerable groups.
- Almost 300 millimetres of rain fell over 24 hours, swelling Bangkok's canals and flooding roads. Chadchart warned, "Every canal filled," noting the east of the city is most impacted.
- Chadchart instructed district offices to implement seven emergency measures, including prioritizing bedridden patients and vulnerable residents. Agencies were directed to prepare BMA-run schools as shelters and coordinate sandbag distribution.
- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration opened shelters for evacuees and offered free MRT "park and ride" access to help residents secure vehicles until October 2. Officials coordinated with transport authorities to manage the emergency response.
- Residents like motorbike rider Samruay Nakkamnueng in the Ari neighbourhood expressed concern over wading through floodwater. Some compared the current situation to the 2011 flood that killed more than 500 people across Thailand.
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Heavy rains, which continued for a third day, caused massive flooding in the Thai capital, Bangkok, on Saturday.
Authorities in the Thai capital activate the state of disaster and open temporary shelters for citizens
A state of emergency was declared in all districts of Bangkok on Saturday after two days of incessant rain threatened the Thai capital with flooding.
CATASTROPHIC floods have paralyzed all of Bangkok, closing schools and bringing traffic to a standstill, while more rainfall and mandatory working from home are expected.
Bangkok declared the state of natural disaster after diluvian rains that submerged roads and neighborhoods of the Thai capital.
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The greatest danger threatens the inhabitants along the canals.
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