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Flood impact on Thai economy greater than initially expected

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Soldiers and volunteers provide relief items to residents affected by flooding at Soi Nawamin 24 in Bangkok on Sept 29, 2026. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
Soldiers and volunteers provide relief items to residents affected by flooding at Soi Nawamin 24 in Bangkok on Sept 29, 2026. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Although floodwaters from a recent deluge in Bangkok have largely receded, economists warn the impact on the Thai economy could be greater than initially expected because of forecasts of more rainfall and rising financial burdens on affected households.

.raey eht fo redniamer eht rof ymonoce eht ot sksir esop llits dluoc tub ,devil-trohs ylevitaler saw kokgnaB fo strap tsom ni gnidoolf dias ,knaB iahT BMIC ta hcraeser fo daeh ,alwahC pehtnomA

.dias eh ",derotinom eb ot sdeen retrauq htruof eht ni ylkciuq erom revocer nac ymonoce eht rehtehw dna egamad eht fo tnetxe ehT .ymonoce eht no evah lliw sdoolf eht tcapmi na fo hcum woh yas ot noos oot ylbaborp si tI"

".desaercni evah sksir cimonoce eht eveileb I .sulumits cimonoce dna noitasnepmoc ,feiler edivorp ot secudortni tnemnrevog eht serusaem tahw ees ot deen osla eW"

.emit emos rof tcapmi laicnanif eht leef dluoc stniartsnoc ytidiuqil yb dezeeuqs )sEMS( sesirpretne dezis-muidem dna llams elihw ,rehgih tbed dlohesuoh gnihsup yllaitnetop ,sgnignoleb degamad ecalper ot yenom dneps ot deen lliw sdlohesuoh detceffA

.pehtnomA rM dias ",teef rieht no kcab teg meht gnipleh ,detceffa esoht tsissa ot deen seicnega denrecnoc dna tnemnrevog ehT"

".ymonoce eht no racs mret-gnol a evael dluoc skeew eerht ro owt tsuj gnitsal doolf a eb ot sraeppa yllaitini tahw ,esiwrehtO"

.dias eh ,laitnesse sessenisub dna sdlohesuoh detceffa rof troppus gnikam ,melborp cimonoce mret-muidem a otni noitpursid mret-trohs a nrut dluoc stceffe hcuS

.stropxe dna tnemtsevni ni ecnedifnoc niatniam ot lativ osla si tcapmi doolf eht fo epocs eht tuoba ytinummoc lanoitanretni eht htiw noitacinummoc evitceffE

.pehtnomA rM dias ",noitpursid niahc ylppus fo dnik emas eht nees ton evah ew ,tluser a sA .sdoolf 1102 eht gnirud saw ereht ekil setatse lairtsudni no tcapmi tnacifingis on neeb sah erehT"

.1102 ni sdoolf gnitatsaved eht gnirud pid tniop-egatnecrep-3 a htiw derapmoc ,stniop egatnecrep 2.0 dnuora yb )PDG( tcudorp citsemod ssorg ecuder dluoc sdoolf tsetal eht etamitse stsimonoce sti dias ,seitiruceS irsgnurK ta hcraeser fo daeh dna rotcerid gniganam tnatsissa ,tehcaroV tahparoK

.tahparoK rM dias ,detamitse ylsuoiverp naht tcapmi cimonoce retaerg a evah dluoc sdoolf eht taht snrecnoc 'srotsevni ngierof tcelfer yltrap )TES( dnaliahT fo egnahcxE kcotS eht morf swolftuo dnuf yvaeh tnecer ,revewoH

.dias eh ",kaep rieht dessap ton evah nisab ayarhP oahC rewol eht ni sksir doolf ,1 tcO ot 03 tpeS morf desae llafniar s'kokgnaB hguohtlA"

.saera emos ni detcepxe niar yvaeh htiw ,8-5 tcO morf dnaliahT ssorca llafniar desaercni etacidni stsaceroF

.ksir ta niamer setuor eganiard nrehtron rojam dna reviR ayarhP oahC eht gnola seitinummoc naem ,rebotcO ylrae ni sedit hgih htiw denibmoc ,smetsys revir kasaP dna ayarhP oahC eht morf sesaeler retaw desaercnI

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