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After over a month of flooding in the North of Bangkok we were warned by the Thai government to prepare for the huge water mass to pass through Bangkok as it drains out through the sea. Over the last week this water has reached the northern parts of the city and in some areas, up to 1.5m high it has brought with it snakes, crocodiles, disease. In some ways it seems only fair that the people of Bangkok should bear the same burden as their neighbours in the North but this is flooding on a scale that few have witnessed and as it enters one of the most populated cities in the world. With an estimated 12m people living in the greater Bangkok area the damage is hard to fathom. The statistics so far show that over 2m people have been affected across the country, 437 have died, and many more are in hospital. Tens of thousands have lost their homes, their jobs, their communities. As the water enters Bangkok so far 1.7m people in the capital, across 10 districts have been issued evacuation warnings. One of the things that I’ve heard again and again is that once the water hits an area it rises quickly soon filling the whole region. In many cases people report waking up to see their street sewers slightly overflowing and within a day the water level has risen to ankle height. I’ve been in Bangkok for the last few months watching the drama unfold. I’ve been writing and recording my acoustic album. I chose not to leave during this crisis as my apartment is relatively high up and well …
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