Earlier this week , Prime Minister Yingluk Shinawatra appealed for people to consider their actions . A series of flood defenses are preventing flooding in Bangkok 's central business district . Bangkok 's worst flooding in 11 days has devastated outlying parts of the capital . Angry residents in north Thailand say neighborhoods sacrificed for `` Big Bag '' that floodwater will be drained from Bangkok in 50 years too optimistic .
A series of flood defenses are preventing flooding in Bangkok 's central business district . Bangkok 's worst flooding in 11 days has devastated outlying parts of the capital . Angry residents in north Thailand say neighborhoods sacrificed for `` Big Bag '' that floodwater will be drained from Bangkok in 50 years too optimistic .