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Floodwaters begin to recede in parts of Bangkok, and drainage efforts intensify

Floodwaters have begun to recede in parts of Thailand's capital Bangkok as authorities intensify drainage operations and relief efforts in affected communities.

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A man pulls a girl in an inflatable boat through floodwaters in the Bang Kapi district of Bangkok on September 28, 2026. More than 500,000 households and 1.7 million people across 27 provinces are currently affected by floods in Thailand after an intense weather system hit the region, the government said. -- Photo by Chanakarn LAOSARAKHAM / AFP

BANGKOK (Bernama): Floodwaters have begun to recede in parts of Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, as authorities intensify drainage operations and relief efforts in affected communities.

Bangkok Deputy Governor Wisanu Subsompon said the immediate priority, particularly in eastern Bangkok, was to lower water levels in the Saen Saep and Prawet Burirom canals to allow water from secondary canals, roads and residential areas to be pumped into the main drainage system.

"Our core principle is to lower water levels in the primary canals first. We estimate it will take about three days for canal levels to drop sufficiently to effectively drain secondary canals,” he said in a statement on Monday.

Wisanu said conditions were improving along some stretches of the Saen Saep Canal, particularly around upper Ramkhamhaeng, allowing the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to gradually increase pumping from secondary canals.

People walk as they wade through a flooded area following heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, September 28, 2026. -- Photo: REUTERS/Patipat Janthong

As floodwaters recede, the BMA is also working with police and district offices to remove abandoned and disabled vehicles from affected roads while urging motorists to move vehicles that remain drivable to help clear major routes.

Meanwhile, the BMA has stepped up relief operations, with Governor Chadchart Sittipunt inspecting a flood relief distribution centre at Vichutit School in Din Daeng on Monday.

The centre can produce about 60,000 cooked meal boxes for each meal, or up to 180,000 a day, for distribution to badly affected areas, including Bang Kapi, Lat Krabang, Sai Mai, Khlong Sam Wa, Min Buri and Prawet.

The BMA earlier said severe flooding since last week had affected about 329,000 families, or some 700,000 people, across Bangkok, with Lat Krabang the hardest-hit district with an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 flood victims. -- Bernama

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曼谷副市长维萨努·苏布松蓬表示，当务之急，尤其是在曼谷东部地区，是降低桑萨普运河和帕威武里隆运河的水位，以便将来自次要运河、道路和居民区的水抽入主要排水系统。

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维萨努表示，Saen Saep运河部分河段的情况正在改善，尤其是在Ramkhamhaeng上游附近，这使得曼谷市政府（BMA）能够逐步增加从二级运河抽水。

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