Khlong Chan residents plead for food and water amid floods
Deep flooding and power cuts left residents struggling for food before military vehicles and boats arrived at 4pm to help transport people.
- On September 27, residents of Bangkok's Khlong Chan Housing Estate reported that more than 100 vehicles had been flooded and damaged.
- The damage was a result of severe and persistent high floodwater, which was deep enough to submerge cars around the housing estate.
- The significant flooding that hit the cars also affected nearby Nawamin Road, which was among the inundated areas.
Residents of Bangkok’s Khlong Chan Housing Estate urgently appealed for food, drinking water and other essential supplies on Sunday (September 27, 2026), as deep flooding around Nawamin Road left some people wading through almost head-high water to obtain necessities.
Power cuts were reported in parts of the community, while residents said more than 100 cars had been flooded. By 4pm, personnel from the 1st Ordnance Company, 1st Division King's Royal Guard, had arrived with vehicles and boats to help transport people through the inundated area.
At 3pm, floodwater was still severely disrupting daily life around the Khlong Chan flats, making it difficult for residents to travel in and out of the community or obtain basic supplies.
Khlong Chan residents urgently seek food and drinking water
Residents told reporters that assistance had not reached the Khlong Chan community comprehensively by the afternoon, despite the large number of people affected.
Some volunteers had entered the flooded area to distribute drinking water, instant noodles and other necessities, but residents said the supplies were insufficient to meet demand.
The Khlong Chan housing estate contains buildings with hundreds of residents each, including older people and bedridden patients. Residents said the large population meant more food, drinking water and essential supplies were urgently needed while deep floodwater continued to restrict access.
Some residents had to wade through water reaching almost to head height to obtain food, drinking water and other necessities before returning to their flats.
Residents were also trying to stock essential supplies because they did not know when the floodwater would recede.
Residents report more than 100 cars affected by floods
Residents said more than 100 vehicles had been flooded and damaged around the housing estate as water remained high.
Vehicles were left partially or heavily submerged around the Khlong Chan flats, while flooding on Nawamin Road continued to hamper movement through the area.
Power outages in parts of the community added to the difficulties, leaving residents dealing simultaneously with deep water, disrupted travel and concerns over access to food and other essentials.
1st Ordnance Company arrives with vehicles and boats
At about 4pm, personnel from the 1st Ordnance Company, 1st Division King's Royal Guard, arrived in the Khlong Chan area with vehicles and boats to help transport residents through the floodwater.
The military deployment followed residents’ earlier appeals for agencies to urgently expand assistance, particularly supplies of food and drinking water, for people still inside the flooded community.
