shops and roads submerged. About 300 millimetres  (11.8 inches) of rain fell between Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul cut short a trip to London and returned home. Residents described waist-deep water. A 67-year-old vendor near a canal north of central Bangkok said she had closed her shop for two days and could not go anywhere. Others said the deluge felt worse than anything they had experienced, despite the city's familiarity with September rain. Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said Saturday afternoon that the situation had "stabilised", and that drainage would take two to three days once the rain stopped. He said canals were full, and Bangkok was working with neighbouring provinces to divert water. Pumping stations were running at full capacity, moving about 1,200 cubic metres per second. At least 13 major roads were flooded; some convenience stores had empty shelves as residents stocked up. Around 980 people were in temporary shelters, 36 bedridden patients were moved to hospitals, and one million sandbags were prepared. The governor urged calm over food supplies. This September has been unusually wet: 487 millimeters fell from September 1–25, against a 1991–2020 average of about 269 millimeters. Flooding affected 21 provinces, with one death. Scientists warn extreme weather will grow more frequent as the planet heats up. In 2011, floods killed over 500 people. (Bssnews)