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<\/a><\/p>\nPublished On 26 Sep 202626 Sep 2026<\/p>\n
Bangkok authorities have declared a disaster zone across all 50 districts of Thailand\u2019s capital after three consecutive days of rainfall caused heavy flooding.<\/p>\n
The disaster designation, which gives local organisations authority to take action, came on Saturday after Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said almost 300mm (11.8 inches) of rain had fallen since Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n
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The nonstop rain inundated roads and canals with water, sending water into many homes and stores alongside them, according to reports. Photos and videos showed major roads submerged and cars abandoned after drivers were unable to move through the rising water.<\/p>\n
Chadchart said the east of the city was most impacted and warned that more rain was forecast again on Saturday. He added that flooding should recede once the rain subsides, as city officials work to drain floodwaters as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rain keeps falling and we are doing our best. We are trying to pump the water out, but the water in canals are full,\u201d he said on social media. \u201cThe risk areas are those who live near canals. Every canal is now filled.\u201d<\/p>\n
Later on Saturday, the government said the flooding situation had \u201cstabilised\u201d but added it would still take two or three days for the water to drain, as long as the rain held off. \u201cIf more rainwater doesn\u2019t fall in the area, it will be solved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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People walk past abandoned vehicles on a flooded Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok on September 26, 2026 [Lillian Suwanrumpha\/AFP]<\/p>\n
Chadchart also advised residents to move their cars to higher ground, as Bangkok\u2019s public transport authority offered free access to MRT train \u201cpark and ride\u201d carparks to store their vehicles until October 2.<\/p>\n
Reporting from a flooded street in Bangkok, Al Jazeera\u2019s Tony Cheng said the Thai capital is no stranger to heavy rain during the monsoon season, but the continuous rainfall had locals worried.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat usually happens is we get heavy downpours for a couple of hours, then you\u2019ll see the street often flooded but it would flow away into the drains quickly, and it would only happen in isolated areas too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s happening here is \u2026 happening all across the city. This is not a flash flood; this is persistent heavy rain since Thursday evening, and it shows no sign of letting up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Somkid Pheuk-ngam, 67, a vendor who lives near a canal just north of central Bangkok, said she had to close her shop for two days.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe water keeps coming in. It\u2019s hard to go out now. It\u2019s at my waist level,\u201d she told the AFP news agency. \u201cI cannot go anywhere,\u201d she said, adding that this was \u201cworse than the 2011 flood.\u201d<\/p>\n
Widespread flooding across Thailand in 2011 killed more than 500 people and damaged millions of homes.<\/p>\n