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People in Bangkok waded through thigh-high water to buy food on Sunday (September 27), as flooding receded across parts of the Thai capital following 48 hours of torrential rain that submerged major roads, caused some power cuts and left some people stranded in their homes. Residents voiced frustration over the disruptions, with some criticizing weather authorities for using technical language ordinary people could not act on. - REUTERS

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00:08right now it's difficult in so many ways daily life and even going to the toilet because the
00:14bathroom doesn't work since the power on the ground floor has been cut off completely and
00:18now the water keeps rising everything in the house is ruined the meteorological department
00:26falls short in the language they use official language that ordinary people don't understand
00:31like scattered rain 10 millimeters 100 millimeters that's not how it works you have to give people
00:38a wider margin so they can prepare they use bureaucratic terms that ordinary people can't
00:43relate to

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