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City Hall wary of Election Day flooding

Cleaning the filters: Officials inspect the filtration system used to pick out rubbish at the Klong Toey water pump station following maintenance to ensure its readiness for the rainy season. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatprakul)

City Hall is preparing for summer storms this week over concerns that possible flooding could damage polling stations on Election Day, this Sunday.

According to the Thai Meteorological Department, Bangkok will see increasing levels of rainfall all this week, with many areas predicted to be hit by thunderstorms.

Surat Charoenchaisakul, director of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) Department of Drainage and Sewerage, said that his department had prepared water pumps in many locations, as well…

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