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BANGKOK — Amid heightened fears that floodwaters could swamp Bangkok, saffron-robed monks and soldiers piled sandbags outside the city’s most treasured temples and palaces Friday as the Thai capital’s main river swelled beyond its banks, spilling ankle- high water into some of the main tourist districts.
High tides expected to peak today are pushing the Chao Phraya River to its brink, and the rising water is posing one of the biggest tests yet to the city’s anti-flood defenses.
