Residents in Bangkok’s hardest-hit districts continue to wade through deep floodwaters to buy food and reach essential services as days of heavy rain leave homes, roads and businesses submerged. Nearly 4,900 people have been evacuated to shelters, while about 52,000 households were affected by the flooding, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
Residents of Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district have been forced to navigate waist-deep floodwaters to buy food as Thailand’s capital battles severe flooding for a fourth consecutive day. The prolonged downpours have inundated roads, homes and businesses, leaving residents struggling to move around the city even as authorities work to drain the floodwater and provide emergency assistance.
The flooding followed days of heavy rainfall across Bangkok, with more than 330 millimetres of rain recorded in some parts of the city between Thursday and Sunday. Authorities declared a disaster across the capital as the rainfall overwhelmed drainage systems and pushed water into residential and commercial areas.
The scale of the disruption has forced thousands of residents into temporary shelters, while others have remained in their homes or attempted to protect their belongings from rising water. Bangkok authorities have deployed drainage and pumping equipment and have been working with other agencies to assist communities in areas where floodwaters remain deep.
The situation has also disrupted transportation, with several roads remaining difficult or impossible for some vehicles to use. In Bang Kapi, one of the worst-affected districts, floodwaters were still high on Monday, although water levels had begun receding in some other parts of the capital.
By Monday, rainfall had begun to ease as the weather system moved away from Bangkok, but authorities warned that some areas would take longer to drain. The latest government update said about 329,000 households, representing roughly 700,000 people, had been affected, with Bang Kapi among the hardest-hit districts.
For residents still surrounded by floodwater, however, the immediate challenge remains getting food, protecting their homes and navigating streets that have been transformed into waterways. As drainage operations continue, the extent of damage to homes and businesses is expected to become clearer once the waters recede.
