Many Bangkok streets flooded after early morning downpours

PUBLISHED : 13 Nov 2025 at 08:52

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A section of Ratchadaphisek Road in Chatuchak district is flooded on Thursday morning. Photo by Chatuchak district office.
A section of Ratchadaphisek Road in Chatuchak district is flooded on Thursday morning. Photo by Chatuchak district office.

More than 50 streets in Bangkok including Ratchadaphisek, Pracharat Bampen, Pracha Uthit and Prachasuk roads were flooded due to hours of heavy rain early Thursday morning.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reported that heavy downpours occurred in the capital from 1am to 4.30am and the amount of rainwater peaked in Pathumwan district at 111.5 millimetres, followed by 96.5mm in Ratchathewi and 91.5mm in Bangkok Noi.

More than 50 roads were inundated with flood levels ranging from 5 to 50 centimetres. The flooded roads were in Bung Kum, Wang Thonglang, Din Daeng, Chatuchak, Lat Phrao, Huai Khwang, Ratchathewi, Phaya Thai, Klong Toey, Bangkok Noi, Sathon, Watthana, Bang Khunthian, Laksi, Bang Rak, Dusit and Pomprap Sattruphai districts. 

At 6.15am flooding remained on Inthamara 34 Road in Din Daeng district, Ratchadaphisek and Kamphaeng Phet 2 roads in Chatuchak, Pracharat Bampen and Pracha Uthit roads in Huai Khwang, Phahon Yothin Road in Phaya Thai and Sala Daeng Road in Bang Rak.

Sections of Ratchadaphisek Road in Chatuchak district were heavily flooded with water levels ranging from 15 to 50cm deep at 6.15am, according to City Hall. The deepest floodwater was reported on inbound lanes over a total distance of 800 metres near Ratchayothin and Lat Phrao intersections.

At 6.58am the Chatuchak district office reported 20cm deep floodwater on Ratchadaphisek Road between the entrances of Ratchadaphisek 40 and Ratchadaphisek 44 roads. The flooding receded from the section at about 8.30am.

At 7.15am the district office said floodwater receded from the section of Ratchadaphisek Road in front of the Criminal Court. Flooding remained on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road at 8.17am.