Bangkok on alert as deadly floods hit a third of Thailand | Climate News

Barriers set up to protect Bangkok as severe flooding kills six and affects about 70,000 homes in Thailand.

Thailand is rushing to protect its capital city Bangkok from floodwaters after inundations in the country’s northern and central provinces killed six people.

Soldiers on Tuesday set up barriers and sandbags to protect archaeological ruins and landmarks as well as neighbourhoods in the old royal capital Ayutthaya, some 60km (37 miles) north of Bangkok.

“We will give people a warning if there is a sign the water level is rising and if there is a risk of flash floods,” Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Tuesday.

The level of the Chao Phraya River, which snakes through Bangkok after winding almost 400km (248 miles) from the north, is steadily rising amid Tropical Storm Dianmu, which has hit 30 of the country’s 76 provinces.

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