Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters

Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated to shelters, with around 52,000 households affected by the floods.

People hail a public bus on a flooded road in Ramkhamhaeng district in Bangkok on Sep 27, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Lillian Suwanrumpha)

BANGKOK: Deep floodwaters in Bangkok drove thousands of residents into shelters as others scrambled to buy groceries or dry out their homes on Sunday (Sep 27) after days of heavy rain inundated markets, roads and residences.

Pedestrians in plastic rain ponchos waded through murky, knee-deep water in the Thai capital, some venturing into a supermarket while others floated their belongings in plastic tubs.

"People cannot get out of their homes. We are running out of food, so I came out to purchase some," Aduenan Surorot, a motorbike-taxi driver, told AFP outside a grocery store.