{
  "id": 10693615,
  "title": "Thailand floods kill at least 23, Bangkok airport in chaos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/thailand-floods-kill-at-least-23-bangkok-airport-in-chaos-10693615",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T12:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/29/at-least-23-dead-in-thailand-floods-bangkok-airport-in-chaos"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bangkok, Thailand has suffered devastating floods that have resulted in at least 23 fatalities, according to authorities. The death toll includes four individuals from the capital city itself. The floods, which began on September 16, have caused significant disruption to the city's infrastructure, particularly at Suvarnabhumi Airport, the country's largest. The airport saw a significant drop in operations due to a lack of staff, with about half of the workforce unable to come to work. This led to the cancellation of approximately 30% of Thai Airways' flights, with around 5,600 bags left stranded at the airport. The airline plans to cut 30 flights, or about 30% of its planned departures from Bangkok, for the following three days.\n\nPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced a multi-million dollar aid package to address the impact of the floods, with another long-term drainage project costing over ฿160 billion (US$4.8 billion) approved recently. The tourism sector is a crucial part of Thailand's economy, which has been struggling since the pandemic, with foreign visitors dropping by 3.12% year-on-year to 21.28 million in the first nine months of the year. The government aims to enhance flood protection across central regions, Bangkok, and its surrounding areas through the long-term drainage project.",
  "summary": "Although Bangkok's main airports remained open, chaos ensued at Suvarnabhumi Airport, where Thai Airways' operations were crippled as half of its personnel could not report to work.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/bangkoks-monthly-rain-quota-in-3-days-flights-hit-baggage-chaos-at",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:04:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Thailand Business News",
        "title": "Bangkok floods threaten to shave 0.3 percentage points from Thailand’s 2026 growth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/bangkok-floods-threaten-to-shave-0-3-percentage-points-from-thailands",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:50:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "5,000 bags stranded at Bangkok airport after floods disrupt flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/5-000-bags-stranded-at-bangkok-airport-after-floods-disrupt-flights",
        "published": "2026-09-29T12:16:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Thailand floods kill at least 23, Bangkok airport in chaos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/thailand-floods-kill-at-least-23-bangkok-airport-in-chaos",
        "published": "2026-09-29T12:59:00.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}