Bangkok floods force evacuations
Heavy flooding in Bangkok, Thailand, has forced nearly 4,900 residents into shelters and affected 52,000 households after days of torrential rain. The disaster, which saw some areas receive over 330 millimeters of rain, has prompted a disaster declaration across the capital. Authorities are working to speed up drainage, with more rain expected before tapering off, and residents note the water levels are higher than the devastating 2011 floods.
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This event highlights the immediate impact of extreme weather on urban populations, the challenges of disaster management in densely populated areas, and serves as a stark reminder of the increasing frequency and intensity of such events due to climate change.
BANGKOK - Thousands of Bangkok residents awoke in shelters on Sunday after flooding triggered by days of heavy rain in the Thai capital inundated homes and roads, with some starting to dry out their homes and belongings.Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated to shelters, with around 52,000 households affected by the floods, which prompted a disaster declaration across the capital, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).More than 330 millimeters of rain fell in some areas of the city between Thursday and Sunday, the weather agency said.Thailand is used to wet weather and September is the peak of the rainy season, but several Bangkok residents said this year seemed worse."Our house was underwater for about 30 hours," office worker Kosin Nilset, who lives along the Premprachakorn canal on the outskirts of the capital, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Sunday morning."This time, the water level is higher than the 2011 flood,"…
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