Millions of people in the Thai capital nervously prepared for the advancing, and seemingly unstoppable, flood waters on Monday following a fresh warning for residents to evacuate certain danger zones. Bangkok authorities said late Sunday that large volumes of water were flowing towards low-lying Bangkok and were closing in on six city districts, including areas just north of the city centre. Airport officials said the roads by the terminals were swamped by 70-80 centimetres of water and had become impassable for small vehicles. “If anything affects Bangkok it will have an impact on the whole country, so it’s very important to take care of Bangkok in order for the country to survive,” city governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said in a televised address Monday. Adding to concerns were photographs and televised footage of sizeable crocodiles captured by villagers and authorities north of Bangkok, after a number of the reptiles escaped from flooded farms.
