{
  "id": 10576940,
  "title": "Thousands huddle in Bangkok shelters as Thai flood damages seen at over $320 million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/thousands-huddle-in-bangkok-shelters-as-thai-flood-damages-seen-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T01:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/29/asia-pacific/bangkok-thai-flood-320-million/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bangkok residents faced waist-deep waters in some areas as flooding from weekend rains forced thousands to seek shelter in evacuation centers. The swelling reservoirs in an eastern province led to widespread evacuations. Entire neighborhoods in the Thai capital were inundated and the drainage network was swamped after 320 millimeters of rain fell over two or three days last week. This rainfall is nearly equivalent to the city's usual annual precipitation for the entire month of September. A 60-year-old resident, Bangorn Dednuam, expressed her despair as she searched for food, lamenting that her family had no more provisions left since they hadn't prepared adequately in time for the sudden deluge.",
  "summary": "Bangkok is among 41 provinces across Thailand hit by floods since Sept. 16 that killed at least eight people.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Thai downpours shift north-westwards after Bangkok declared a disaster zone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/thai-downpours-shift-north-westwards-after-bangkok-declared-a",
        "published": "2026-09-28T08:18:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Thousands huddle in Bangkok shelters as Thai flood damages seen at $320m",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/thousands-huddle-in-bangkok-shelters-as-thai-flood-damages-seen-at",
        "published": "2026-09-28T09:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "“Why did you come here?” — Thai PM confronted by flood victim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/why-did-you-come-here-thai-pm-confronted-by-flood-victim",
        "published": "2026-09-29T03:36:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}