NEW : High tide sends water flooding into Bangkok 's Chinatown area . In the resort town of Pattaya , fleeing Bangkok residents found it hard to get a room in hotels overflowing with European tourists , the Bangkok Post reported . The prime minister says Bangkok is entering a critical crisis . A holiday was declared so that residents could flee to safer ground . Flooding has killed 300 people and affected more than 1 million .
NEW : High tide sends water flooding into Bangkok 's Chinatown area . The prime minister says Bangkok is entering a critical crisis . A holiday was declared so that residents could flee to safer ground . Flooding has killed 300 people and affected more than 1 million .