Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared
Officials said 31 roads were still flooded as emergency shelters opened and pumping stations ran at full capacity.
- 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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Heavy rains in Thailand kill 23, cause airport chaos
The death toll from rains and flooding in Thailand has risen to 23, authorities said on Tuesday Waters receded from the hard-hit capital Bangkok, where its main airport operated in chaos and the government approved a multi-million aid package.
The storm has affected about thirty provinces and the number of downpour victims is close to two million. They decree a state of disaster in 50 districts of Bangkok
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New York PostAt least 23 dead in Thailand floods, Bangkok airport in chaos
The death toll from rains and flooding in Thailand has risen to 23, authorities said on Tuesday, as waters receded from the hard-hit capital Bangkok, where its main airport operated in chaos.
The torrential rains have flooded entire neighborhoods of Bangkok, where at least four people have died and has been declared a catastrophic area, while more than 80,000 people have been isolated in their homes throughout the country. Storms show the vulnerability of the megacity settled on the Chao Phraya River Delta.
Shafaq News - Bangkok: Thailand's Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday that at least 23 people have been killed across the country, including four in the capital, Bangkok, due to torrential rains and floods that have been affecting 42 provinces since September 16. The ministry said in a statement that the floods and heavy rains have caused casualties in several affected areas, as the effects of the severe weather that has been impacting the co…
A total of 23 people have been killed in floods in Thailand since mid-September.
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