Thai floods: Bangkok Don Muang airport suspends flights

Don Muang airport, used mainly for domestic flights, is in northern Bangkok - the area of the capital worst hit by the flooding.

The international airport, in another part of the city, is still operating.

Thailand has been hit by heavy monsoon rain since July, leading to flooding which has hit swathes of the country and left more than 360 people dead.

Water from inundated central areas is now running south to the sea.

Officials have been trying to drain it to the east and west of Bangkok, but they have been forced to open sluice gates into the city because of the sheer volume of water building up outside Bangkok's flood barriers.

On Tuesday, the Thai cabinet announced a 325bn-baht ($10.5bn; £6.6bn) fund to help rebuild the country - mainly aimed at small and medium businesses, small vendors and individuals, reported Reuters news agency.

"If they get back to normal quickly, it will help push the economy forward," the agency quoted Finance Minister Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala as saying of the businesses; Kazinform cites BBC.

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