Bangkok on alert as 70,000 homes flood in Thailand

Soldiers set up barriers and sandbags to protect archaeological ruins as well as neighbourhoods

Thai authorities have rushed to protect parts of Bangkok from flood waters that have already inundated 70,000 homes and killed six people in the country's northern and central provinces.

Tropical Storm Dianmu has caused flooding in 30 provinces, with the kingdom's central region the worst hit, the Thai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said.