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flood Flood Risk in Bangkok, Thailand

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

Risk: 9Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • High risk rating for Bangkok based on ThinkHazard (Coastal flood)
  • Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
  • Active in the last 12 months (7 events)
  • Significant river or coastal flood exposure

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Flood - Chao Phraya Basin, Thailand (2024-08-18) — 15,700,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Floods

1
New York, NY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
San Antonio, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Bangkok is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Bangkok Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Bangkok

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Bangkok, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - Chao Phraya Basin, Thailand (August 2024) — 15,700,000 people exposed; $237,609M capital exposed.

Flood - Chao Phraya Basin, Thailand

August 17, 2024 — WARNING

15,700,000 people exposed; $237,609M capital exposed

Flood - Mekong Basin, Cambodia and Thailand

June 17, 2024 — WARNING

10,211,600 people exposed; $151,201M capital exposed

Flood - Chao Phraya Basin, Thailand

May 31, 2024 — WARNING

1,700,000 people exposed; $18,359M capital exposed

Flood - Chao Phraya Basin, Thailand

May 28, 2024 — WARNING

1,700,000 people exposed; $18,359M capital exposed

Floods - Southern Thailand

December 12, 2018 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Flood Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
  • 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
  • 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
  • 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
  • 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing

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How this data is built

Bangkok, Thailand flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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