00:02It takes more than waist-high floodwaters to shut down the markets in Bangkok.
00:08We didn't manage to pack our things in time, so there's nothing stocked in the fridge.
00:12I had to come out to buy food because there's nothing left to eat.
00:16Vendors have swapped tables for tarpaulins and styrofoam boxes,
00:20and wading through murky water hasn't dissuaded some customers.
00:25Is it fun? Well, meeting people is fun in its own way,
00:29but if you ask whether I want it to be like this, no, I don't.
00:33The capital was declared a disaster-affected area after nearly 30 centimeters of rain fell over 48 hours.
00:41Thousands were forced to move into temporary shelters.
00:44Others have been waiting out the water levels at home.
00:47Some say they weren't prepared for them to rise so fast.
00:53The meteorological department falls short in the language they use,
00:56official language that ordinary people don't understand,
00:59like scattered rain, 10 millimeters, 100 millimeters.
01:03That's not how it works.
01:04You have to give people a wider margin so they can prepare.
01:07Over the past 10 days, more than half a million people have been impacted by flooding nationwide.
01:14Right now it's difficult in so many ways, daily life and even going to the toilet,
01:19because the bathroom doesn't work since the power on the ground floor has been cut off completely.
01:24The floodwaters are slowly receding in Bangkok,
01:28but lower-lying suburbs are taking longer to clear.
01:31While a two-day public holiday has been declared for civil servants,
01:34at the markets there's still work to do and bills to pay.
01:39We have to work. People have to work. We have to fight. Keep fighting.
01:44In a situation like this, other people are much worse off than us.
01:48Rain is expected to ease in the capital,
01:50but other areas of the country are bracing for more downpours.
01:54It was wonderful in the last three days.
01:55It was wonderful.
01:57It was wonderful.
02:00It was great.
02:00The first day,
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