Bangkok streets turn to canals as days of heavy rain bring citywide flooding

Loading the video No Comment Video. Bangkok streets turn to canals as days of heavy rain bring citywide flooding Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 28/09/2026 - 9:16 GMT+2 Days of heavy rain have flooded Bangkok, disrupting transport and businesses, with shelters opened and officials warning water could take days to recede. Parts of Bangkok remained under water on Monday after days of heavy rain overwhelmed the city's drainage system. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In Bang Kapi, residents waded through knee- and waist-deep water to collect essential supplies, while small boats helped people reach shops. Some areas recorded more than 30 centimetres of rain, with around 300 millimetres falling in 48 hours in parts of the capital. The flooding disrupted roads, businesses and public transport, with some cars partly submerged. Authorities declared a disaster across all 50 districts and made Monday and Tuesday public holidays to reduce traffic and help emergency services respond. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration schools were also closed. More than 200 temporary shelters were opened, with around 3,000 people staying in them on Sunday. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said drainage systems were working at full capacity, but warned that high canal levels could prolong flooding in some communities. Officials said two to three rain-free days could be needed to drain the remaining water. Flooding has also affected more than 545,000 people in 25 provinces outside Bangkok. At least eight people have died since 16 September, according to disaster officials. No deaths had been reported in Bangkok at the latest update. Thailand Bangkok Floods Heavy rains Extreme weather Airport Top stories Now playing Next Bangkok streets turn to canals as days of heavy rain bring citywide flooding Now playing Next Ukraine says Russian drones kill 14, hit Kyiv and Odesa infrastructure Now playing Next Pope joins pilgrims in Lourdes candlelit rosary as 150,000 attend mass Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 28th, 2026 – Morning Now playing Next Watch: mass Madrid protests over Maricarmen eviction and housing crisis Now playing Next Northern Ireland: 2,000 protesters block disputed Portadown march Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 27th, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next Trump rejects Iranian plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz Now playing Next Russian foreign minister rejects Berlin's call to abandon escalation Now playing Next How 21st-century glue is helping to finish Antoni Gaudí's masterpiece Now playing Next Thousands take to the streets in Madrid over Ceuta migrant crisis Now playing Next Fat Bear Week returns as Alaska's biggest bears compete for the crown Now playing Next Europe Today: EU ministers meet on Ukraine aid as Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz deal Now playing Next The sea full of diclofenac — how researchers are trying to cut pharmaceutical pollution in the Baltic Sea Now playing Next How neutral should Switzerland be? Voters deliver decisive verdict Now playing Next Pope Leo XIV urges French Church to continue fight against sexual abuse ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Seven killed, dozens hurt in Saudi airstrike on Yemen market No Comment Pope Leo XIV draws 800,000 faithful to Paris before emotional Lourdes pilgrimage No Comment Ukraine: Russian drone barrage on Kyiv kills teenage boy and wounds 20 residents No Comment Explosion near Acropolis collapses building in Athens’ Plaka, injuring two Europe News Etna erupts again: chaos at Catania airport, risk of higher air fares Europe News At least two people were killed and 19 are in hospital after a bus crashed near Munich Europe News Protesters camp in Madrid in demonstration against Spain' housing crisis Europe News Pope Leo XIV says assisted dying must not become 'normal' as visit to France continues Azerbaijan Azerbaijan agrees multi-billion-dollar deals with investment giants Europe News Five arrested near US air base as police probe possible Iran link South Africa Two mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 dead Europe News Russian foreign minister rejects Berlin's call to abandon 'dangerous' escalation ADVERTISEMENT Business Tomorrow's Infrastructure: AIIB Raises Its Development Ambitions for a Second Decade Europe News Pope Leo arrives in Lourdes for second leg of France visit after historic Paris crowds Earth News Fat Bear Week returns as Alaska's biggest bears compete for the crown World News US president Donald Trump rejects Iranian plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz Europe News Pope Leo XIV draws huge crowds in Paris as 600,000 await Mass Europe News Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Madrid over Ceuta migrant crisis Ukraine Russia strikes Ukraine as Putin denies plans to attack Europe amid growing tensions Azerbaijan Baku's week of F1 racing, global security, and record investments ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT