Deluge by design: Thai villages flooded to protect capital

A man clean a Buddhist statue surrounded by floodwaters in Bang Ban district in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya on October 7, 2026. Stilt houses in villages north of Bangkok are no longer high enough to stay dry as Thai authorities deliberately flood riverside communities to spare the capital. - AFP

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand: Stilt houses in villages north of Bangkok are no longer high enough to stay dry as Thai authorities deliberately flood riverside communities to spare the capital.

Inside the home of Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, raised more than three metres above the ground in Ayutthaya province, her family of three sleeps on makeshift platforms and cannot use the waterlogged toilet.

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泰国阿育他亚府：由于泰国当局故意淹没河边社区以避免首都曼谷遭受洪水侵袭，曼谷北部村庄的吊脚楼已经不够高，无法保持干燥。

在阿瑜陀耶府，卡蒙查诺·萨塔蓬阿蒙武特的家中，房子架高超过三米，她一家三口睡在临时搭建的平台上，而且无法使用被水淹没的厕所。

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