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‘Our house was under water’: Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters as disaster declared

More than 300mm of rain fell in two days in parts of Thailand’s capital, inundating homes, shops and roads Bangkok’s flood disaster – in pictures Thousands of Bangkok residents awoke in shelters on Sunday after flooding triggered by days of heavy rain in the Thai capital…

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