On September 27, 2026, parts of Bang Kapi in eastern Bangkok were still under deep floodwater. Around the Happy Land intersection, cars and buses sat stranded while roads that normally carried heavy city traffic had effectively become waterways.
But the stranger scene was above the street. Residents had carried bags of clothes, valuables and basic supplies onto an elevated pedestrian skywalk. Some were no longer simply passing through it. They were using it as a place to stay — and, for at least one family, a place to spend the night.