Sinking city, rising rage: Bangkok’s floods fuel fury over government inaction - South China Morning Post
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Aidan Jonesin BangkokPublished: 8:00am, 4 Oct 2026Updated: 6:54pm, 4 Oct 2026As floodwaters surged from Bangkok’s drains, Fon’s car sank faster than her hopes of escaping the floods unscathed. She had bought it less than a month earlier.
Aidan Jonesin BangkokPublished: 8:00am, 4 Oct 2026Updated: 6:54pm, 4 Oct 2026As floodwaters surged from Bangkok’s drains, Fon’s car sank faster than her hopes of escaping the floods unscathed. She had bought it less than a month earlier.
“I woke up at 5am but it was too late,” the 24-year-old said, recalling her decision last weekend to wait until dawn to move her car to a nearby shopping centre. “My car was already submerged. I hadn’t even started making the payments and it’s gone.”
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