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Bangkok has declared a disaster across all 50 city districts after extreme flooding turned streets into stagnant lakes, with at least 40 people reported dead. Experts warn that such extreme flooding events will worsen across south-east Asia as climate change intensifies monsoon rainfall. A GDACS flood alert for Thailand was also issued October 5, continuing through October 7. The flooding has overwhelmed the city's usual capacity to absorb seasonal downpours, with normally brief street flooding turning into prolonged, severe inundation affecting the capital's infrastructure and residents.