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Bangkok residents battle flooding for fourth consecutive day

Published on September 28, 2026 at 16:58

Bangkok residents battle flooding for fourth consecutive day — Watsamon TRI-YASAKDA, Lapyae KO / AFP

Residents navigate through waist-deep floodwaters to buy food in Bangkok's Bang Kapi district, as Thailand battles flooding for a fourth consecutive day. "This is really severe. Normally it doesn't flood this much, at most up to ankles or mid-calves, and it drains in a day," says Ana Solae, a resident of the city.

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