Heavy rain pounded Greater Bangkok on Monday evening and left some eastern districts of the capital under knee-deep water.
The Department of Drainage and Sewerage reported at 7.30pm that rain lashed Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon, Samut Prakan, Chon Buri, Chachoengsao and Nakhon Nayok provinces.
The highest accumulated rainwater measured 111.5 millimetres at the Prawet district office in Bangkok.
The heaviest rain recorded was 80mm per hour in Min Buri district.
Floodwater on streets measured as much as 28 centimetres on Chalerm Prakiat Rama IX Road at Sri Udom intersection in Prawet district.
At about 9pm the Metropolitan Electricity Authority reported blackouts in several areas due to storm-felled trees hitting power cables. Power was cut in parts of Bang Khen, Yannawa and Bang Na districts of Bangkok; Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan; and Bang Yai district of Nonthaburi.
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