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    "excerpt": "Bangkok was declared a disaster zone by its city officials towards the end of last week, after streets in Thailand\u2019s capital city were submerged in up to waist-high flood water. The flooding stemmed from an active cell of low pressure across central Thailand that brought continuous heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to Bangkok and surrounding regions.",
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    "title": "Bangkok declared a \u2018disaster zone\u2019 after flooding, as rainstorms shift direction"
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