Thai Examiner
Bangkok flooding eases as front moves to Myanmar but Governor warns city needs 2-3 days to recover
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The Thai capital races to drain vast floodwater after 300mm of rain. All 50 districts are disaster zones, 31 major roads remain hit and Chadchart warns clearance may take days as an 80% thunderstorm risk hangs over the capital Sunday.
Key facts
- Bangkok faces 80% thunderstorm risk on Sunday as Chadchart says drainage could take two to three days
- Yet Sunday still carries an 80% thunderstorm risk, while the accumulated water could take another two to three days to clear.
- The Thai capital races to drain vast floodwater after 300mm of rain
- Chadchart leads Bangkok flood response as 300mm of rain swamps eastern districts and strains drainage
- Bangkok pumps run through the night as 28.25 million flood information requests hit GISTDA system
- Bangkok was still fighting a major flood emergency on Sunday after more than 300mm of rain swamped the capital
Summary
Bangkok was still fighting a major flood emergency on Sunday after more than 300mm of rain swamped the capital. All 50 districts remain disaster areas, with 31 major roads still hit by standing water. Governor Chadchart Sittipunt singled out Lat Krabang, Nong Chok and Min Buri as the critical danger zones. Pumps ran through the night as crews raced to force vast volumes of trapped water towards the Chao Phraya River.
Bangkok remained under severe flood pressure on Sunday after extraordinary rainfall overwhelmed roads, canals and drainage systems across the capital.