Floodwaters close in on centre of Bangkok

FLOODWATER encircled two industrial estates in the east of Bangkok yesterday and closed in on the centre of the capital, disrupting bus services, although mass transit train systems were still running and commercial districts remained dry.

Starting in the north and north-east of the country in late July, the water has flowed slowly south, overwhelming industrial provinces and rice areas in the centre before moving into Bangkok over the past three weeks.

It is now only about 7km from the Silom business and entertainment district at the heart of Bangkok.