Bangkok floods trap residents as PM Anutin cuts UK trip short to tackle crisis
Por Aidan Jones — South China Morning Post – News feed
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‘We’re all just left to fend for ourselves and take care of each other right now,’ a resident in the hard-hit eastern Bangkok says
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Aidan Jones Published: 3:37pm, 27 Sep 2026 Updated: 3:49pm, 27 Sep 2026 Bangkok residents stranded by neck-deep floodwaters on Sunday appealed for clean water and food, as Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul cut short a diplomatic trip to the United Kingdom to monitor the response amid growing criticism online.
In the worst floods to hit the Thai capital in 15 years, life has ground to a standstill in parts of the city since Friday evening, prompting the town hall to declare a disaster in all 50 districts.
Days of incessant rains that overwhelmed Bangkok’s creaking drainage system appeared to have let up on Sunday morning, leaving residents cautiously hopeful that the water may have stopped rising.
But densely populated eastern Bangkok remains hard hit, with canals unable to drain the volume of water pouring out from inundated roads and homes.
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