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Bangkok declared disaster after floods

Bangkok authorities declared the capital a disaster zone after days of heavy rain that inundated homes and roads and forced thousands into shelters.

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Al Jazeera English

@aljazeera.com

Photos: Heavy rains and flooding in Bangkok force thousands into shelters https://aje.news/i27o1x

Pedestrians wade through floodwaters in the Bang Bua district of Bangkok, Thailand. [Wikus De Wet/AFP]

People walk past abandoned vehicles on the flooded Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok, Thailand. [Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP]

Floodwaters submerge cars next to residential buildings in the Thai capital. [Sarot Meksophawannakul/Thai News Pix via AFP]

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said several roads were still flooded and warned residents to avoid unnecessary travel. [Wikus De Wet/AFP]

September 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM

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Aaron Sojourner

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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

‘Our house was under water’: Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters as disaster declared

More than 300mm of rain fell in two days in parts of Thailand’s capital, inundating homes, shops and roads

www.theguardian.com

September 27, 2026 at 7:18 AM

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Peter du Toit

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300 mm in 48hrs

Life at ~1.5°C above preindustrial and ~427 ppm CO2.

We are for the most part completely unprepared for what is to come as we head to 2°C

Bangkok’s flood disaster – in pictures

Two days of heavy rain left homes, shops and roads waterlogged and residents wading through waist-deep water in the Thai capital

www.theguardian.com

September 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM

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