Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared
Authorities said nearly 300 mm of rain fell since Thursday as 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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Uninterrupted rains after almost 48 hours affected more than 84,000 people and citizens were advised not to go out on the street
Heavy rains, which continued for a third day, caused massive flooding in the Thai capital, Bangkok, on Saturday.
All 50 Bangkok districts declared disaster zones as heavy rain triggers flooding
BANGKOK — All 50 districts of Thailand’s capital Bangkok have been declared disaster zones as heavy rain and widespread flooding disrupted traffic and daily life across the city.Eastern Bangkok was among the hardest-hit areas, the Bangkok Post reported.The disaster declaration allows the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), other state agencies and local authorities to respond more quickly and coordinate relief measures across affected are…
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.
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