Authorities in Bangkok declared a disaster on Saturday in all 50 districts of the Thai capital due to severe flooding brought on by three days of intense rain. The governor said about 300 millimetres (11.8 inches) of rain had fallen since Thursday afternoon, prompting the disaster classification, which gives local bodies the power to act.
“The water continues to enter.” Going out is difficult right now. Somkid Pheuk-ngam, 67, a trader who lives near a canal just north of central Bangkok, said, “It’s like at my waist level now. I am unable to move. Even though she frequently floods, she told AFP, I have been closing my shop for two days now. I think this time is worse than the 2011 flood.”
In 2011, millions of homes were damaged and over 500 people died as a result of widespread flooding in Thailand. According to AFP correspondents, the rain has been falling nearly nonstop since Thursday afternoon, flooding roads and swelling Bangkok’s waterways, causing water to enter numerous residences and eateries. The street in front of my house was flooded when I woke up to go to work,” said motorcyclist Samruay Nakkamnueng of the Ari area.
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