Bangkok (dpa) - Bangkok was experiencing severe flooding on Thursday as the Thai capital saw heavy rainfall. Parts of the metropolis were underwater, such as the city's Bang Khen district ...
Summertime is Thailand's rainy season, when Bangkok and other cities can experience powerful storms. In past years, downpours have produced enough rainfall to completely flood city streets ...
In the meantime, Bangkok's highways have taken on a certain post-apocalyptic air. With abandoned vehicles lining the roadway and the threat of catastrophic flooding, the city is a band of roaming ...
Bangkok is stepping up its game, with major changes underway to improve the city’s footpaths and make them safer and more ...
Bangkok has had no major flooding yet, but many rural areas have ... and cannot be drained quickly. Parts of the city were inundated in a major 2011 flood, fed primarily by water released from ...
The earthquake’s tremors caused severe damage across the region, including a high-rise building collapse in Bangkok and widespread destruction in Myanmar.
In 2015, construction started on another flood-resistant project – a ... seen to cope with climate-related disasters is Bangkok in 1850. The city was 90 per cent on water – living on barges ...