Urgent actions needed to prevent Bangkok going underwater, says top Thai politician


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BANGKOK, Sept 11 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Defeated Bangkok governor candidate Suchatvee Suwansawat on Sunday accused city authorities of mismanaging canal drainage and allowing eastern Bangkok to flood.

The senior Democrat party politician said the Bangkok Metropolitian Administration (BMA) must take urgent to prevent worse flooding in the capital. He added BMA must discharge water from the canals to allow flood to drain in the eastern districts

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