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Teary-eyed Thai PM Yingluck pledges to fight Bangkok flood

BANGKOK, Oct 27 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday pledged to continue fighting the country’s worst flooding in decades as Bangkok is now entering a critical point. Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra urged immediate evacuation of residents of Sai Mai district in northern Bangkok as the flood crisis worsens.

Floodwaters are spreading to larger areas of the capital with residents of Don Mueang, Bang Phlad and Thawi Wattana districts already urged to evacuate to safer places of refuge, higher ground or temporary shelters provided by City Hall.

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