{
  "id": 2664293,
  "title": "Why Thailand Must Overhaul Its Flood Defenses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/why-thailand-must-overhaul-its-flood-defenses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T22:13:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/environment/thailand-flood-defense/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "CHIANG RAI – When massive floods strike communities, people naturally want to know exactly who is to blame. However, a much better question is whether our current defense systems can handle modern extreme weather. Over the past few years, Thailand has faced severe flooding disasters across several different regions. Major floods hit Chiang Rai in […] The post Why Thailand Must Overhaul Its Flood…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}