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All Bangkok districts declared disaster zones after flooding
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Bangkok residents have begun stocking up on food and drinking water after Governor Chadchart Sittipunt declared all 50 of the capital’s districts disaster zones this morning, September 26, as flooding continued to disrupt roads and daily life.
Key facts
- Bangkok residents have begun stocking up on food and drinking water after Governor Chadchart Sittipunt declared all 50 of the capital’s districts disaster zones this morning, September 26, as flooding continued to disrupt roads and daily
- The order widens an earlier designation that covered only Nong Chok, Suan Luang and Khan Na Yao districts, and it takes effect from yesterday, September 25.
- At 9.22am, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation sent a cell broadcast alert
- The Thai Meteorological Department expects heavy rain to continue until tomorrow, September 27, after warning of flash floods earlier this week .
Summary
The order widens an earlier designation that covered only Nong Chok, Suan Luang and Khan Na Yao districts, and it takes effect from yesterday, September 25.
Chadchart signed it in his role as director of Bangkok’s disaster prevention and mitigation command. It allows the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ), government agencies and local administrations to act within their authority more quickly and systematically.