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Bangkok Declared Disaster Zone After 300mm Rain Floods

By Drooid · Sep 26, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC · How we work

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Chadchart Declares Disaster

Governor Chadchart Sittipunt declared Bangkok a disaster-affected zone after torrential rain.
Nearly 300 mm of rain fell in 48 hours, flooding all 50 districts.
More than 200 shelters opened, housing about 4,200 evacuees across Bangkok.
The army deployed shelters and field kitchens while schools served as temporary accommodation.
Authorities issued an emergency advisory urging canal-side residents to move belongings to higher ground.

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Somkid Closes Shop

Vendor Somkid Pheuk-ngam, 67, closed her canal-side shop for two days as water rose to waist level.
She said the flooding felt worse than the 2011 flood that killed over 500 people.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation warned low-pressure systems could cause flash floods, runoff, mudslides and river overflow.

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Chadchart Declares Disaster

Governor Chadchart Sittipunt declared Bangkok a disaster-affected zone after torrential rain.
Nearly 300 mm of rain fell in 48 hours, flooding all 50 districts.
More than 200 shelters opened, housing about 4,200 evacuees across Bangkok.
The army deployed shelters and field kitchens while schools served as temporary accommodation.
Authorities issued an emergency advisory urging canal-side residents to move belongings to higher ground.

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