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Bangkok Urges Residents to Stay Home as All 50 Districts Declared Flood Disaster Zones

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of an archival October 2011 U.S. Marine Corps photo of volunteers and Thai soldiers laying white sandbags in brown floodwater along a canal road in Bangkok's Sai Mai district during the 2011 floods; historical context for Bangkok flooding, not the September 2026 disaster declaration, rendered in warm ochre and slate-blue pastel strokes.

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt on September 26 extended the city's flood disaster declaration from three eastern districts, Nong Chok, Suan Luang and Khan Na Yao, to all 50 districts, effective from September 25, after nearly 300 mm of rain fell in about 48 hours. City officials then urged residents to stay home and avoid travel as main canals reached capacity and roads including Ramkhamhaeng and New Phetchaburi flooded. Chadchart said draining would take two to three days if the rain stops, and about 980 people were in temporary shelters. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul cut short a trip to London.

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