World · East Asia & Pacific · 5 hrs ago
Crowd wades through waist-deep floodwater in Bangkok
Heavy rain flooded a street in Bangkok, Thailand, leaving people wading through water that reached around their waists.
Some cars were partly submerged.
Photographer Sakchai Lalit captured the scene from an elevated position, using a truck to get a wide view.
The image shows people struggling to reach the main road and the damage flooding caused on a normally busy street.
Floodwater can carry bacteria that cause leptospirosis, a potentially deadly infection.
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A crowd waded through waist-deep floodwater on a Bangkok street after heavy rain.
Cars were partially submerged, and people struggled to reach the main road.
AP photojournalist Sakchai Lalit captured the scene from an elevated position using a truck.
Lalit said he chose a wide angle to show the flood damage and its impact on people and vehicles.
- Who
- A crowd waded through the water; AP photojournalist Sakchai Lalit photographed them.
- What
- People waded through floodwater on a street, with cars partially submerged.
- When
- After heavy rain; the exact time of the flooding is not stated.
- Where
- Bangkok, Thailand.
- Why
- Heavy rain caused flooding; the reason for the heavy rain is not stated.
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- Location
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Photographer
- Sakchai Lalit
- Outlet
- The Associated Press
- Flooding context
- After heavy rain
- Photograph viewpoint
- From a truck
What people are saying
I wanted to capture the flood damage from a wide angle, showing the context of people having difficulty wading through the floodwaters to the main road, and how it even partially submerged cars.
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