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Rescue teams from Chachoengsao's Bang Khla station and Nakhon Ratchasima's Huuk 31 unit are urgently transferring bedridden patients to escape heavy flooding in Bang Khla, moving them to a temporary shelter at Wat Pho temple. At 11:00 a.m. on October 5, 2026, news crews reported that the teams evacuated stroke patients weighing more than 100 kilograms from homes in Bang Khla subdistrict using boats, while another team relocated children and residents isolated by floodwaters. Despite rising and strong currents, rescuers work at full capacity to bring everyone to safety amid what they call an unprecedented flood disaster.

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