The floods affected over 13 million people, leading to over 680 deaths and causing damage and losses worth an estimated 1.43 trillion baht to the economy, report the World Bank. Throughout all this, the military government has been subjected to daily questioning -- what will happen if Bangkok goes under water like in 2011? While this has inundated some low-lying riverside communities, the RID insists that Bangkok and other major industrial areas will avoid being flooded. I think we've made a sacrifice by letting water flood into our field. A Bangkok Post reporter based in Chai Nat, Chudetch Sihawong, has reported that farmers and low-income workers have been dealt the worst of the floods' effects.

Source: Bangkok Post November 12, 2017 00:22 UTC