Bangkok Flood Protection Shifts Burden to Rural Thailand
Flood protection infrastructure built to safeguard Thailand's major cities, particularly Bangkok, is causing severe damage to surrounding rural areas. Water management measures implemented after the catastrophic 2011 floods have disrupted natural water flows, exacerbating flood impacts in rural communities.
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