The flooding followed days of heavy rain, with some areas receiving more than 330 millimetres (13 inches) between Thursday and Sunday. While Thailand is accustomed to wet weather, with September marking the peak of the rainy season, many residents say this year is worse. Local office worker Kosin Nilset, who lives along the Premprachakorn canal, said his home was underwater for roughly 30 hours and that the water level exceeded the 2011 floods, which killed more than 500 people nationwide. He and his family managed to lift their belongings, though their ground floor was still soaked. In eastern Bangkok, pedestrians waded through knee-deep, murky water, floating their possessions in plastic tubs. Water levels in the city's canal network remained high on Sunday as authorities worked to speed drainage. More rain was forecast, expected to taper off by Monday. Bangkok's governor, Chadchart Sittipunt, warned residents to avoid unnecessary travel and visited a school shelter housing about 1,000 evacuees. Hundreds of city schools will close Monday. Some convenience stores ran low on essentials as residents stocked up, prompting the prime minister's office to discourage panic-buying and warn that price gouging is a criminal offence. One resident, Thidarat Silsuwan, 56, has been sleeping on a table for two days rather than evacuating, trying to salvage what she can. She abandoned larger appliances, assuming they are ruined. Scientists warn that extreme weather events will grow more intense and frequent as global temperatures rise from fossil fuel emissions. (Bssnews)