{
  "id": 10166318,
  "title": "Taxi carrying foreigner swept off by floodwaters on Sa Kaeo road",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/taxi-carrying-foreigner-swept-off-by-floodwaters-on-sa-kaeo-road",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T05:01:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/national/sa-kaeo-floods-taxi-foreigner-rescued"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yesterday, a foreign man and his taxi driver were rescued by villagers after their vehicle was swept away by floodwaters on Sa Kaeo Road. The accident occurred on September 26th while a Chachoengsao Rescue team was assisting flood victims in Mueang district. Villagers noticed the rescue team's boat and signaled for help, as the two men had become stranded in the floodwaters. The foreign man had hired a taxi from Khao Hin Son subdistrict to visit his girlfriend in central Sa Kaeo. Upon reaching Highway 33, the driver encountered severe flooding and decided to take a shortcut. This decision proved to be risky, as the same area of deep flooding and strong currents swept their taxi off the road, leaving the passengers trapped. Thankfully, the villagers quickly came to their aid, rescuing the foreign passenger and taxi driver before the Chachoengsao rescue team arrived to provide further assistance. Experts have noted that despite ongoing heavy rain, Thailand is not facing a repeat of the 2011 floods, though some regions are still under flood disaster alerts.",
  "summary": "Villagers rescued a foreign man and his taxi driver after strong floodwaters swept their car off a road in Sa Kaeo yesterday, September 26, cutting short the passenger’s journey to visit his girlfriend. The incident occurred while a special disaster response team from Chachoengsao Rescue was helping flood victims in Mueang district, Sa Kaeo. A … The story Taxi carrying foreigner swept off by…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}