Thailand shores up capital as waters creep higher

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BANGKOK: Thailand’s capital was braced for possible flooding on Sunday as water levels rose in some of Bangkok’s northern suburbs and troops raced to fortify defence walls to protect two key industrial zones. Measures to divert floodwater from the north around the city and into the Gulf of Thailand appeared to be working but the possibility of heavy rainfall into canals already full to the brim left much of the city uneasy. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said authorities were doing everything possible to drive the water out and help…

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Thailand shores up capital as waters creep higher

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