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Thailand's capital Bangkok has been declared a disaster zone after it was hit by widespread flooding. Days of torrential rain has forced about 5-thousand people to move into evacuation centres.

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00:04Roads across Bangkok were turned into rivers after 300 millimetres of rain fell in just
00:11two days. Cars were left submerged as drivers were caught in waters too deep to drive through.
00:1810 years, 15 years ago, we saw a heavy land like this.
00:23As the rain continued to batter the region, getting around by boat became the best option.
00:30This 19-year-old student says she's very worried as she hasn't stocked up on any food and her
00:39friend says the floods are scary and shocking. Authorities say more than 50,000 households
00:45are impacted. The flooding was worst in Bangkok's east and along the canal neighbourhoods where
00:52residents faced the biggest risk of rising water. This rideshare motorbike driver says
00:59he's never known it to rain continuously for this long. Some flights were delayed at the
01:05city's main airport, the heavy rain catching tourists off guard.
01:09We were very surprised that it was this much rain and we've got a message but we didn't
01:14understand but it says that it's very heavy raining today.
01:17Some of Thailand's provinces have also been heavily hit. The damage will likely take many
01:23months to repair but for now it's a matter of getting through the day.
01:27leaving forixo formula to reassure enough to get past the острова.
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