Regardez : Bangkok est déclarée zone de catastrophe naturelle
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Regardez : Bangkok est déclarée zone de catastrophe naturelle

Watch: Bangkok is declared a natural disaster zone

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The BbcSeptember 26, 2026View Source

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Bangkok est maintenant une zone de catastrophe naturelle à cause des inondations.

Bangkok is now a natural disaster zone because of the floods.

est→ismaintenant→nowcatastrophe→disasternaturelle→naturalà cause de→because ofinondations→floods
Des pluies très fortes sont tombées pendant les deux derniers jours.

Very heavy rains fell during the last two days.

pluies→rainstrès→veryfortes→heavy/strongsont tombées→fellpendant→duringdeux→twoderniers→lastjours→days
Ces pluies ont dépassé la capacité des systèmes d'eau de la ville.

These rains exceeded the capacity of the city's water systems.

ces→thesepluies→rainsont dépassé→exceededcapacité→capacitysystèmes→systemseau→waterde→ofville→city
Le gouvernement a déclaré l'état d'urgence dans plusieurs quartiers de Bangkok.

The government declared a state of emergency in several neighborhoods of Bangkok.

gouvernement→governmenta déclaré→declaredétat→stateurgence→emergencydans→inplusieurs→severalquartiers→neighborhoods
Beaucoup de rues sont pleines d'eau et les voitures ne peuvent plus circuler.

Many streets are full of water and cars can no longer move.

beaucoup de→manyrues→streetssont→arepleines→fulleau→watervoitures→carsne... plus→no longerpeuvent→cancirculer→move/circulate
Les prévisions météo annoncent encore plus de pluie pour dimanche.

Weather forecasts announce even more rain for Sunday.

prévisions→forecastsmétéo→weatherannoncent→announceencore→still/evenplus de→morepluie→rainpour→fordimanche→Sunday
Les autorités demandent aux habitants de rester prudents chez eux.

Authorities are asking residents to stay careful at home.

autorités→authoritiesdemandent→askaux→to thehabitants→residentsde→torester→stayprudents→carefulchez eux→at home/their place
Les équipes de secours travaillent dur pour aider les personnes bloquées.

Rescue teams are working hard to help trapped people.

équipes→teamssecours→rescue/relieftravaillent→are workingdur→hardpour→to/foraider→helppersonnes→peoplebloquées→trapped/stuck
La situation est difficile car le niveau de l'eau monte très vite.

The situation is difficult because the water level is rising very fast.

est→isdifficile→difficultcar→becauseniveau→leveleau→watermonte→rises/is risingtrès→veryvite→fast
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inondation
flood
"L'inondation a couvert toute la rue."
état d'urgence
state of emergency
"Le maire a déclaré l'état d'urgence ce matin."
prévisions
forecasts
"Les prévisions météo pour demain sont mauvaises."
secours
rescue / relief
"Les secours sont arrivés rapidement sur place."
bloqué
trapped / stuck
"Il est bloqué dans sa maison par l'eau."
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