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Severe Floods Paralysis Bangkok as Town Hall Declares Disaster

Incessant rains overwhelm Bangkok's drainage system, prompting disaster declarations across all 50 districts.

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Bangkok faces its worst floods in 15 years after incessant rains overwhelm the drainage system, prompting a disaster declaration across all 50 districts.

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Incessant rains overwhelmed Bangkok's drainage system, leading to the worst floods in the Thai capital in 15 years.

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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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