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Bangkok declared disaster zone as floods submerge streets
More than 300mm of rain since Thursday has left Thailand's capital underwater, with all 50 districts now emergency zones.
In brief
More than 300mm of rain since Thursday has left Thailand's capital underwater, with all 50 districts now emergency zones. Bangkok declared a flood emergency after more than 300mm of rain in three days submerged roads across all 50 districts, with water levels still high and more rain forecast. Originally reported by…
Disaster declared in Bangkok
A flood emergency has been declared across Bangkok after more than 300mm of rain fell since Thursday, leaving roads in the Thai capital submerged.
All 50 districts now emergency zones
All fifty of Bangkok's districts were declared emergency zones as the city's drainage system became overwhelmed by the extreme weather.
Water levels remain dangerously high
On Sunday, Bangkok's Metropolitan Authority said rains have subsided but canal water levels remain high. The city's governor warned flooding is not yet over.
Residents describe waist-high water
Somkid Pheuk-ngam, a sixty-seven-year-old living near a canal north of central Bangkok, told AFP the water keeps coming in and is now at waist level.
“The water keeps coming in. It's hard to go out now. It's like at my waist level now.”
Worse than 2011 flooding, residents say
Pheuk-ngam said water levels appeared worse than in two thousand eleven, when Bangkok was hit by nationwide flooding that killed hundreds across Thailand over three months.
More rain forecast for the week
The Thai Meteorological Service has forecast more heavy rain through the week, though the low pressure system is expected to move towards central Thailand.
Here's the gist
Bangkok declared a flood emergency after more than 300mm of rain in three days submerged roads across all 50 districts, with water levels still high and more rain forecast.
