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An evacuation order was issued for two of the city’s 50 districts in late October as the government advised people to use a five-day holiday at the end of the month to make their way out of the city to drier ground. Some residents who left the city weeks ago returned to check the damage to their properties this weekend.
Archaeological experts fear that the flooding may have damaged hundreds of Thai monasteries, temples and other historical monuments.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has posted a warning advising against non-essential travel to Bangkok and warns that travel services in some parts of the country have been severely disrupted.
The British Foreign Office is also advising “against all but essential travel” to the more than 20 Thai provinces worst affected by the flooding, including Bangkok.
Over 530 people have died in Thailand since the monsoon season flooding began in mid-July.
- Additional reporting by the AP
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