A factory worker in Bang Pu Industrial Estate in Samut Prakarn province is ferried to safety in a large bucket yesterday after the area is inundated in up to 60 centimetres of water.
A factory worker in Bang Pu Industrial Estate in Samut Prakarn province is ferried to safety in a large bucket yesterday after the area is inundated in up to 60 centimetres of water.
Wide areas of Bangkok, Thailand, were flooded on 21 June after a period of heavy rain across the city.

The flooding brought traffic to a standstill forced some schools and businesses to close. Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Director-General Chatchai Promlert said that heavy rains during the evening of 20 June caused flooding in 36 areas of Bangkok, leaving streets under 60cm of water in some areas.

Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra said that although the rain was short lived, the rainfall was as much as 200 mm and the highest for over 25 years.

Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) had reported that a low pressure area over northern Vietnam and Cambodia would result in heavy rainfall in Thailand's northeastern, central and southern regions on 21 June 2016.

Bangkok floods
Bangkok floods

According to TMD figures, 141.5 mm of rain was recorded in 24 hours to 21 June in Bangkok. Five locations across the city recorded over 100mm of rain during that period, including Taling Chan District. Further rain and thunder storms have been forecast for the next 5 days at least. Late June to early July usually marks the start of the rainy season for Bangkok.

Bangkok floods
Thai News Agency NNT say that the flood water from 21 June has since started to recede and conditions are retuning to normal as officials work to drain water from the remaining flooded areas. Teams from DDPM, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the Royal Thai Army, the Royal Thai Police, and the Office of the Vocational Education Commission are working to drain the flood water.

Bangkok floods