Bangkok in flood

Many areas in Bangkok are flooded due to the failure of flood discharge and the dyke system is not strong enough to block the water flow too high and strong.

The staff of a shop sat on a dike system made of series of sandbags
large near the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok capital yesterday. Water level in the Chao Phraya River
reached a peak of 2.3m, surpassing the peak in 2007 - 2.27m.Sukhumbhand mayor said Bangkok is only 2 meters above sea level.

People living along the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, moved
furniture in front of the house and for children to sit on the buoy between the floodwaters.

An active television reporter in the middle of a flooded street in Bangkok.

Bangkok children play in the water in front of the house.

Foreign tourists descend from a boat on the Chao Phraya River to evacuate.

Monks attempted to build flood protection dikes with large sandbags to protect the throne
Their temple is on a road near the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok.

The dike system is quite solid on a street in Bangkok's financial district.

Prisoners in the Klongprem Central Prison were evacuated to avoid flooding.

Outside the Grand Palace, one of Thailand's palaces was flooded.

Flood water entered Don Mueang, one of Bangkok's two main airports,
causing the airport to cancel flights and close on October 25. Thai Prime Minister
Flood warning will last at least 4 weeks and if the dyke system is in
the north continued to be broken, flood water could flood the center of Bangkok to 1.5m.