Bangkok Declared Disaster Zone After Waist-High Flooding
Heavy rainfall from a slow-moving low-pressure system submerged parts of the Thai capital before shifting north-west over the weekend.
Written by EGazette’s AI. The facts are drawn from cited sources; the analysis is the AI’s own.
Bangkok was declared a disaster zone by city officials toward the end of last week after streets in Thailand's capital were submerged in up to waist-high floodwater, according to the Guardian.
The flooding stemmed from an active area of low pressure over central Thailand that brought continuous heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to Bangkok and surrounding regions. The rain began early Thursday as the low-pressure system moved north-westward up the Gulf of Thailand before settling over central Thailand by Friday morning.
The system remained largely in place for the following two days, producing sustained downpours over Bangkok and nearby areas. A weather station near Prachin Buri, north-east of the capital, recorded 213.5mm of rainfall within a 24-hour period between Friday and Saturday evening local time — compared with London's average annual rainfall of 585mm.
The centre of the low-pressure system shifted north-westward on Sunday, bringing an end to the torrential rainfall. Separately, the report notes Hurricane Nolo was threatening Hawaii's Big Island.
Sources
- Bangkok declared a ‘disaster zone’ after flooding, as rainstorms shift direction — The Guardian — World
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