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Bangkok steps up flood response, declares three districts disaster zones
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- Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt declared Nong Chok, Suan Luang, and Khan Na Yao districts as flood disaster zones after severe inundation disrupted travel.
- This declaration empowers city agencies to launch full emergency relief operations, mobilize assistance budgets, and manage flood conditions under their legal mandates.
- City Hall is prepared to extend disaster zone declarations to all 50 districts as needed, advising residents to document property damage for state compensation.
- Key response measures include surveying vulnerable groups, converting schools into emergency shelters, reinforcing sandbag barriers, clearing drainage, and coordinating traffic management.
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