Surging waters consume Bangkok neighbourhoods

“We thought we were prepared,” says Rattima Srichan, standing waist-deep in floodwater on a Bangkok street, “but we didn’t know the water would be this high.”

The massive floods that have engulfed Thailand over the last three months are still rushing south toward Bangkok's core: A new radio piece from Bangkok, where rising floodwaters continue to surround the Thai capital and push thousands of residents from their submerged homes.

This story first aired on PRI's The World.