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  "id": 9938502,
  "title": "Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/canals-full-roads-submerged-as-bangkok-declares-flood-disaster",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T05:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/bangkok-heavy-rain-canals-roads-flooding-disaster-6412356"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt urged people to stay home after almost 300mm of rain fell, while Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he was cutting short a trip to London to return.",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Bangkok declares flood disaster across city",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/bangkok-declares-flood-disaster-across-city",
        "published": "2026-09-26T04:15:22.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Bangkok declares disaster in all 50 districts as heavy rain triggers severe floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/bangkok-declares-disaster-in-all-50-districts-as-heavy-rain-triggers",
        "published": "2026-09-26T04:22:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "All 50 Bangkok districts declared disaster areas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/all-50-bangkok-districts-declared-disaster-areas",
        "published": "2026-09-26T04:24:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bangkok declares flood disaster across city",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/bangkok-declares-flood-disaster-across-city-9915973",
        "published": "2026-09-26T05:10:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Bangkok declared disaster zone as floods hit Thai capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/bangkok-declared-disaster-zone-as-floods-hit-thai-capital",
        "published": "2026-09-26T05:49:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "Bangkok declares all 50 districts disaster-affected as flood warning issued",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/bangkok-declares-all-50-districts-disaster-affected-as-flood-warning",
        "published": "2026-09-26T06:15:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Disaster zone declared across Bangkok as heavy rain triggers flooding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/disaster-zone-declared-across-bangkok-as-heavy-rain-triggers-flooding",
        "published": "2026-09-26T07:47:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Bangkok floods: All 50 districts declared disaster areas; travel alert issued",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/bangkok-floods-all-50-districts-declared-disaster-areas-travel-alert",
        "published": "2026-09-26T08:05:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Thai capital Bangkok declares flood disaster after 48 hours of heavy rain leave canals full, roads submerged",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/thai-capital-bangkok-declares-flood-disaster-after-48-hours-of-heavy",
        "published": "2026-09-26T08:20:13.000Z"
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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."
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