Taxis-turned-vegetable gardens in Thailand

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Thousands of vehicles were abandoned due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic in Bangkok. They have been turned into land for flowers and plants by employees of a Thai taxi cooperative.

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00:00The COVID-19 situation is very severe, causing hundreds of taxis to be parked.

00:17There is no land, so we have to plant trees on the roof to get food.

00:21Hello, my name is Thapakorn Asawatrodhpun, I am the consultant for Sahakorn Borwol.

00:34The car has been parked for a long time, it has been parked for a year.

00:41The car has been parked for a long time, it has been parked for a year.

00:56I would like the government to come down and see the taxis.

01:01Taxi operators can't go anymore, now the taxis have to be parked.

01:06Because there are no locals, the locals are afraid of the drivers, the drivers are afraid of the locals.

01:12So we have to go back to the countryside to work, to raise frogs, to raise fish.

01:18How can we survive?

01:26How can we survive?

01:31I would like to tell the Thai government to come down.

01:38How can we survive?

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