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Floods hit Grand Palace

On Saturday morning at high tide, flood waters from the Chao Phraya River crept into the grounds of Wat Phra Kaew - the Grand Palace and temple of the Emerald Buddha.

Witnesses said the temple grounds were barely flooded, and only in some places. But it was the first time in memory that waters entered the historic and popular attraction, virtually on the banks of the river.Not far away, the Yaowaraj area, Bangkok's...

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