Deluge by design: Thai villages flooded to protect capital
Officials say the diversion strategy has kept Bangkok safe while forcing some Ayutthaya residents to raise homes or live with repeated flooding.
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Submerged to save Bangkok: rural Thais bear brunt of capital’s flood defences
Stilt houses in villages north of Bangkok are no longer high enough to stay dry as Thai authorities deliberately flood riverside communities to spare the capital. Inside the home of Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, raised more than three metres (10 feet) above the ground in Ayutthaya province, her family of three sleeps on makeshift platforms and cannot use the waterlogged toilet. Her village has been flooded six years in a row, pushing some to mov…
Deluge by design: Thai villages flooded to protect capital
Inside the home of Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, raised more than three metres (10 feet) above the ground in Ayutthaya province, her family of three sleeps on makeshift platforms and cannot use the waterlogged toilet. Her village has been flooded six years in a row, pushing some to move away, while others have raised their houses higher. "Our area simply cannot cope with this much water anymore," the 34-year-old told AFP, wading through her soak…
At Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, more than three metres from the ground, the family has to sleep on platforms and can no longer use the toilets. Its village is flooded for the sixth year in a row. Some residents ended up...
Small rural villages in Thailand will face repeated floods due to the government's actions to protect the capital, Bangkok. AFP reporters have seen several villages in the past few months that have come to a standstill. Despite the fact that the houses in the villages are mostly built on stupidity, it is no longer enough to protect them from the water. In 2011, the Thai government decided to build a dam aimed at protecting Bangkok from the water…
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