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Submerged to save Bangkok: rural Thais bear brunt of capital’s flood defences

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France-Presse, A. (2026, October 14). Submerged to save Bangkok: rural Thais bear brunt of capital’s flood defences. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3370819/submerged-save-bangkok-rural-thais-bear-brunt-capitals-flood-defences?utm_source=rss_feed

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Thai authorities are deliberately flooding villages north of Bangkok during monsoon season to protect the capital from flooding, causing severe and prolonged waterlogging in rural areas like Ayutthaya province. Villagers such as Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, whose house has been submerged for six consecutive years, struggle with basic living conditions as their homes are rendered uninhabitable. This policy forces some residents to relocate or raise their houses to remain above floodwaters.

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Thai authorities are deliberately flooding villages north of Bangkok during monsoon season to protect the capital from severe flooding. This strategy has left homes in Ayutthaya province submerged for months, displacing residents and damaging properties. Villagers like Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, whose home is raised over three meters above ground level but still flooded annually, struggle with basic living conditions as floodwaters inundate their stilt houses. Some have had to move away or raise their homes even higher, but the cumulative effect of these annual floods has overwhelmed the region’s capacity to manage water levels effectively.

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Bangkok GPE · 3× Ayutthaya province GPE · 1× Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut PERSON · 1× Thai NORP · 1× Thailand GPE · 1× Thais NORP · 1×

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Submerged to save Bangkok: rural Thais bear brunt of capital’s flood defences Thailand deliberately funnels monsoon floodwaters into villages north of Bangkok, leaving some homes submerged for months on end 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.

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2026-10-14 · South China Morning Post

Submerged to save Bangkok: rural Thais bear brunt of capital’s flood defences · assertive framing

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authorities → submerge → capital

Inside the home of Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, raised more than three metres (10 feet) above the ground in Ayutthaya province, her family of three sleeps on makeshift platforms and cannot use the waterlogged toilet. asserted

family → raise → toilet

Her village has been flooded six years in a row, pushing some to move away, while others have raised their houses higher. asserted

others → flood → houses

“Our area simply cannot cope with this much water any more,” said the 34-year-old, wading through her soaked home. asserted

old → cope → home