Since this summertime , a specially strong monsoon time of year has caused unsafe floodwaters to arouse across Thailand . These body of water have kill over 500 people and have several billion dollar bill in property damage already . In cities like Bangkok , residents have adjust to the rising waters by flood - proofing their vehicles in surprising ways and radically spay the urban landscape painting to persist dry .
The TumblrThai Flood Hacksdocuments how some city dwellers have worked around these omnipresent waters . With road covered in water , some urbanites are turn to recycle bottle boats , whereas others are making their minibike amphibious . As far as single - serving Tumblrs go , it ’s emphatically one of the more challenging one .
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A inundation chopper / expatriation system . ( Photo : @elgrodo , @ericsirote )
A flood - navigating motorcycle .
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Improvised highway parking lots in Bangkok .
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Elephants are used to clean flood debris .
A UAV is used to survey the flooded area around Don Muang .
A homemade jet - ski using an oil barrel and a garden pump . ( Photo : Thai Flood Hacks )
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