Bangkok Residents Begin Hoarding Food, Water on Flood Threat
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Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra urged food producers not to raise prices as Bangkok residents started hoarding rice, instant noodles and bottled water amid conflicting government warnings about floods threatening to inundate the capital this week.
Shoppers anticipating floodwaters that have killed at least 281 people north of Bangkok emptied shelves at Tesco Plc and Big C Supercenter Pcl stores in parts of the city. Authorities can’t agree on how severe flooding may be, with Defense Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa saying “no one can guarantee” the capital will be spared, while the national flood center said the city has a 90 percent chance of avoiding widespread damage.