Bangkok declares citywide disaster as heavy rain floods all 50 districts
Bangkok authorities declared a disaster across all 50 districts of the Thai capital on Saturday after heavy rain for a third consecutive day caused severe flooding. Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said nearly 300 millimeters of rain had fallen since Thursday afternoon, swelling canals and submerging roads, homes, and restaurants along their banks .
The disaster designation grants local agencies authority to take emergency action. Sittipunt warned that the city’s east was hardest hit and that canals were at capacity, complicating efforts to pump out water. He urged residents near waterways to remain vigilant and advised bedridden patients reliant on medical equipment to seek temporary hospital stays .
AFP reporters observed knee-high floodwaters in neighborhoods like On Nut, where locals filled sandbags, and in Ari, where streets were impassable. Somkid Pheuk-ngam, a 67-year-old vendor near a canal north of central Bangkok, said water had reached her waist and forced her to close her shop for two days, calling the flooding worse than the 2011 disaster that killed over 500 people in Thailand .
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation warned of low-pressure systems over eastern, northeastern, and central Thailand through Sunday, raising risks of flash floods, mudslides, and river overflows. Bangkok’s public transport authority offered free access to MRT “park and ride” facilities for residents to store vehicles until October 2 .
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