Government allocates 2 billion baht for flood relief - Bangkok Post

In Bangkok’s Soi Nawamin 24, floodwaters have risen above knee level, leaving many residents stranded in their homes and facing shortages of essential supplies. (Photo: Bangkok Post) The government has allocated 2 billion baht for nationwide flood relief as part of its mid-year budget plan for fiscal 2026 to assist disaster victims, according to Paradorn Prissananantakul, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office.

Details of the budget allocation are being discussed with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), Mr Paradorn said on Monday.

From Oct 1, insurance schemes will begin covering disaster-related risks under policies regulated by the Office of Insurance Commission, he added.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior has ordered the deployment of mobile toilets, field kitchens and boats to help residents in inundated areas of Bangkok, where more than 80,000 people remain trapped in their homes.

The ministry plans to supply approximately 240,000 meal boxes daily over the next three to five days of flooding and will continue providing them for at least seven days after floodwaters recede or until conditions return to normal.

According to the ministry, Bangkok is one of 41 provinces affected by flooding since Sept 16. The floods have killed at least eight people — five in Sa Kaeo and three in Sakon Nakhon, Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat said.

The BMA reported on Monday that severe flooding in the capital was affecting about 329,000 families, or around 700,000 people.

Last year, flooding in southern Thailand, caused by 630 millimetres (25 inches) of rain over three days, killed at least 145 people and inundated over 33,000 homes. The deluge also damaged critical infrastructure, including schools, hospitals and major highways, disrupting transport and essential services across the region.