Thai Examiner
Prime Minister Anutin wades into flood hit areas to be met with a mixed reaction including seething anger
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Bangkok flood victims confront Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over food, water and toilets as all 50 districts become disaster zones. Families already cutting meals face ruined homes and lost work while his political support plunges dramatically.
Key facts
- Prime Minister Anutin spends ฿18,000 on food as shortages grip flooded communities across Bangkok
- Household debt stands at 85.9% of GDP, while growth slowed to just 1.9% in the second quarter
- Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anutin’s poll support has crashed from 29.40% to 13.76% since the first quarter, as Bangkok’s flood crisis collides with an increasingly brutal squeeze on household finances.
- Bangkok flood victims confront Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over food, water and toilets as all 50 districts become disaster zones
- Bangkok battles vast drainage crisis after more than 300mm of rain leaves all 50 districts flooded
- All 50 districts are disaster zones after more than 300mm of rain, but the water has hit households already under severe pressure
Summary
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ran into raw public anger in flooded Bangkok on Sunday as residents demanded food, water and toilets. One man confronted him with a blunt question: “Why are you here?” All 50 districts are disaster zones after more than 300mm of rain, but the water has hit households already under severe pressure. Nearly one-third in a government survey were cutting meals or eating less before the floods struck.
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul faced unusually direct public anger across flooded Bangkok on Sunday. Residents heckled him and challenged him over food, sanitation, clean water and emergency assistance. At one stop, people complained that food distributed the previous day was insufficient. Hours later, another angry resident demanded: “Why are you here?”