Thailand's Flood Relief Fund Nearly Exhausted, MP Warns, With 1.7 Million Awaiting Approval
People's Party MP Suphanat Minchaiynunt, representing Bangkok's ninth constituency, said on October 17 that Thailand has paid out 5.215 billion baht from a flood relief allocation of 5.29 billion baht, leaving about 75 million baht while another 1.7 million applicants await approval, including about 700,000 in Bangkok.
Suphanat urged Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to seek urgent Cabinet approval for more money, estimating another 12 billion baht would be needed. Some residents whose homes flooded last month have already waited three weeks, he said. Senior Interior Ministry officials said on October 13 that funding remained sufficient and payments were moving quickly.
Separately, the Thai Meteorological Department issued warning No. 1 (260/2026) on the morning of October 17, forecasting continuous rain in the South and East from October 18 to 20, spreading to Bangkok and surrounding areas from October 21 to 25, with risks of flash floods and landslides. (GSM, based on Asia Daily reporting and the Thai Meteorological Department)
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 曼谷大皇宫。The grand palace, bangkok. Photo by Bjørn Erik Pedersen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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