BangkokGovernor Chadchart Sittipunt says almost 300mm of rain fell since Thursday.
The disaster declaration covers all 50 districts, and about 900 people sit in more than 200 shelters.
Bangkok rests 1.5 metres above sea level on former marshland, and every canal is full, the governor said.
“I think this time is worse than the 2011 flood,” said Somkid Pheuk-ngam, a 67-year-old canal-side vendor.
Thailand’s meteorological department expects rain through Sunday, and draining needs 2 or 3 dry days.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 100+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story very differently.
- Reuters leans critical
- Hindustan Times
- Al Jazeera Online
- quotes governor's on-site assessment (all canals filled, water management stretched to limit)
- Dawn
- foregrounds personal impact via vendor quote; compares severity to 2011 floods (500+ deaths, nationwide)
- South China Morning Post
- attributes flooding to infrastructure deficit and climate crisis intensification; maps drainage gap
Sources: Reuters, Hindustan Times, Al Jazeera Online, Dawn, South China Morning Post