PM Anutin Visits Flooded Khlong Jam Flats on Second Day
PM Anutin visited flood-hit Khlong Jam flats in Bangkok on September 28 to distribute relief supplies and inspect operations, facing both gratitude and criticism from residents while assuring daily deliveries of food and water until flood w
At 18:50 on September 28, 2026, Prime Minister Anutin Charusathien, along with Defence Minister Anudom Boonthammajarin, Health Minister Pattana Paorapattanakit, and other cabinet members, traveled to the flooded Khlong Jam flats in Bangkok's Bang Kapi district to provide moral support and distribute relief packages to affected residents.
The PM inspected a royal-sponsored kitchen set up near Nida Institute, where 10,000 meals were being prepared, including fried rice with basil and other dishes. He then boarded a flat-bottomed boat to distribute supplies to residents, encountering both thanks and some vocal criticism. When residents shouted, the PM responded calmly without confrontation, raising his hand in greeting while continuing to distribute relief bags. He briefly checked tap water quality at one building, assuring residents that while pumping remained impossible due to high flood levels, food and water would be delivered daily.
In an interview afterward, Anutin stated that morning operations were not conducted from an elephant tower as critics claimed, and that supplies had been mobilized effectively—food trucks, community development department resources, and networks of local women's groups had been coordinated. He noted that upon entering the Khlong Jam complex, food shortages and reports of residents going hungry for two days had been resolved, with electricity now restored to all buildings and water supply pending. He acknowledged that the water pump room remained flooded, making pumping impossible, so drinking water and essentials had been distributed instead. "Whoever criticizes, that's their choice," Anutin said, "but today we brought rice and residents said it was enough. This at least addresses food security. We worked overnight and will continue to visit other affected areas like Rom Klao and Ladkrabang to understand what people lack. Without checking in person, you can't know what they need." He added that if water were pumped now, it would immediately flow back in due to surrounding water levels remaining high.
