Flooding on Phanayothin Road north of Saphan Khwai--about 4.5 miles north of my house--is as close as the flood has gotten to central Bangkok. I took these photos a few days ago--wading out in the filthy water in my new, faux-Burberry rain boots a la PM Yingluck Shinawatra--and in the time since, the waters have receded, theoretically ending the threat to the city center.
Even under more than 30 centimeters of water, there was still a sense of business as usual for local residents. Some normal buses, in addition to flatbed trucks, still plied their routes. Hustlers and thugs, in the true spirit of national unity in a time of crisis, are profiting off the disaster while locals struggle with rising food prices (Hoarding of eggs, usually between 2.8 and 3.5 baht apiece, has driven up the price to as much as eight baht. That's over $3 for a dozen.) and for the unlucky ones, life on the wrong side of the sandbags.
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| Famed Chatuchak Market is underwater. |
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