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Bangkok erlebt seit Donnerstag starken Regen, der zu Überschwemmungen geführt hat. Die Behörden haben den Katastrophenfall ausgerufen, um Notfallmaßnahmen zu ermöglichen.
Die Behörden in Bangkok haben wegen starker Überschwemmungen für alle 50 Bezirke der thailändischen Hauptstadt den Katastrophenfall ausgerufen. Laut dem Gouverneur von Bangkok, Chadchart Sittipunt, sind seit Donnerstag in Bangkok fast 300 Millimeter Regen gefallen.
Es regne seit Donnerstagnachmittag beinahe ununterbrochen, berichteten Journalisten der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. Dadurch seien die Straßen überflutet. Durch die Ausrufung des Katastrophenfalls können die örtlichen Behörden Notfallmaßnahmen ergreifen.
Der Gouverneur von Bangkok, Chadchart Sittipunt, teilte mit, der Osten der Stadt sei am stärksten betroffen. Die größte Gefahr drohe den Anwohnern entlang der Kanäle. Journalisten der AFP berichteten, die Kanäle der Stadt seien angeschwollen und viele der an den Ufern gelegenen Häuser und Restaurants stünden unter Wasser. Sittipunt warnte vor weiteren Regenfällen.
Der Katastrophenschutz sprach bis einschließlich Sonntag eine Warnung vor Tiefdruckgebieten über Ost-, Nordost- und Zentralthailand aus. Es könne zu Sturzfluten und Schlammlawinen kommen, teilte die Behörde mit.
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