Bangkok flooding prompts holidays and disaster declarations

Bangkok declares disaster areas across all districts after severe flooding, leading to two-day holidays for civil servants to ease travel disruptions.

2 stories116 sourcesUpdated Sep 28, 2026

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Sep 28, 2026
Thailand declares Sept. 28–29 holidays for civil servants in Bangkok and three neighboring provinces to ease travel as heavy rain flooded roads.
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Sep 28, 2026
Bangkok declared all 50 districts disaster areas after nearly 300 mm of rain, with waist-deep water worse than the 2011 flood.
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Thailand declares two-day holiday in Bangkok amid severe flooding

Thailand ordered two-day holidays across Bangkok and three provinces after nearly 300mm of rain in 48 hours flooded roads near Don Mueang Airport and left Bangkok a declared disaster zone.

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Bangkok Declares Flood Disaster Across 50 Districts

Bangkok declared all 50 districts disaster areas after nearly 300 mm of rain. Vendor Somkid Pheuk-ngam said waist-deep water was worse than the 2011 flood that killed more than 500.

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