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. Inside the home of Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, raised more than three metres (10 feet) above the ground in Ayutthaya province, her…
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October 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Submerged to save Bangkok: rural Thais bear brunt of capital’s flood defences
SCMP News
Excerpt from SCMP News.