JUST IN: Bangkok, Thailand declares state of disaster in all 50 of the city's districts amid severe flooding. pic.twitter.com/Q2r46FKcVH
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has extended its flood disaster declaration to cover all 50 districts, providing a framework for assistance under the applicable criteria. District offices have been instructed to advise residents on documenting damage, including keeping photographs taken before and after flooding, to support requests for assistance.
Chadchart chaired a flood command meeting at 5am Thai time at the Department of Drainage and Sewerage, Bangkok City Hall 2 in Din Daeng. Representatives from all 50 district offices and relevant Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) agencies attended.
The governor called for close coordination between district offices and central agencies to ensure Bangkok’s flood response delivered assistance quickly and reached affected residents comprehensively.
https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/bangkok/40071507
Bangkok receives nearly 300 mm of rain in 48 hours
https://thailand.prd.go.th/en/content/category/detail/id/48/iid/545038
Bangkok’s government warned residents to stay home and listed several major roads that should be avoided because of flooding.
Flooding spreads across Bangkok while 84,000 people are affected nationwide
Flooding was affecting 21 provinces, with more than 84,000 people affected nationwide, while Bangkok dealt with widespread road closures and evacuations.
Bangkok flooding compared with the 2011 disaster
Residents and officials compared some conditions with the catastrophic 2011 Thailand floods, although the current event is not comparable in overall scale at this point.
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