Submerged to save Bangkok: rural Thais bear brunt of capital’s flood defences
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Thailand deliberately funnels monsoon floodwaters into villages north of Bangkok, leaving some homes submerged for months on end
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Agence France-Presse Published: 1:07pm, 14 Oct 2026
Stilt houses in villages north of Bangkok are no longer high enough to stay dry as Thai authorities deliberately flood riverside communities to spare the capital.
Inside the home of Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, raised more than three metres (10 feet) above the ground in Ayutthaya province, her family of three sleeps on makeshift platforms and cannot use the waterlogged toilet.
Her village has been flooded six years in a row, pushing some to move away, while others have raised their houses higher.
“Our area simply cannot cope with this much water any more,” said the 34-year-old, wading through her soaked home.
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