Thailand Floods Could Last-VI-More-Weeks

Thailand's catastrophic floods may take up to six-weeks to recede, the prime minister said Saturday, as residents living in Bangkok's outskirts sloshed through waist high waters in some areas & the human toll from the crisis nationwide rose to 356 dead & more than 110,000 displaced.

Water bearing down on the capital from the north began spilling through Bangkok's outer districts on Friday & continued creeping in on Saturday. So far, however, most of the metropolis of 9 million people has escaped unharmed, & its two airports are operating normally.

Bangkokians are girding for the worst, though, after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra this week urged all residents to move valuables to higher ground. A mild panic prompted a run on grocery stores, with many running out of bottled water. A Thai company that distributes drinking water across the city sent out an SMS to customers announcing deliveries had been halted because of the crisis.

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