There has been a decision made to sacrifice the outskirts of Bangkok to protect the city center. The capital is protected by hundreds of thousands of sandbags and dikes that stop the flood waters from gushing in. While it makes sense to protect the Thai capital, residents in northern provinces are suffering. As their homes remain filled with water, and with supply stocks dwindling, tensions have begun to surface. In a few isolated incidents, resentful residents, “flood mobs,” have torn apart floodwalls with axes as well as their bare hands.
The following imagery was taken in the Temple district and along Chinatown from within Bangkok. As you can see, some water has already begun to seep into the capital.
