Anutin convened a special Cabinet meeting to address flooding in several areas and is preparing to announce a "special public holiday." "special public holiday".
At 2:30 p.m. on 27 Sep 2026 GMT+7 at the Government House, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, chaired a special Cabinet meeting. Some ministers participated via video conference. Opening the meeting, Anutin said everyone was well aware that over the past 2-3 days, continuous heavy rain had caused flooding in many districts of Bangkok and its metropolitan area, as well as provinces in the central and eastern regions. The Meteorological Department forecast that rainfall would remain heavy today in the central and eastern areas. For Bangkok, the rainfall was described as moderate to light, and it was hoped the situation would not worsen. He thanked all ministers who had gone to the field to lead problem-solving efforts and supported the operations of government agencies under their supervision. He also ordered provincial governors to assist the people.
The focus is on ensuring the safety of people's lives and property, preparing shelters, food supplies, survival kits, and medical facilities to be ready. At today's special Cabinet meeting, he discussed with Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt the idea of declaring special holidays in certain provinces and areas to ensure safety and convenience for citizens' travel. Therefore, the special Cabinet meeting was held to discuss and decide on how many special public holiday days to declare and which areas would be covered.
