Despite waters pushing down on the city's northern outskirts, authorities say flood waters are receding and fast dredging of canals helped divert much of it away from the capital and out to sea.

虽然水流在曼谷市北部郊区累积，但是官方表示洪水正在消退，而且快速的运河疏浚工作成功地转移了水流去向，使它远离首都，汇入大海。

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We've looked at whether we can divert that water upstream to flood farmland and divert it away... but we don't want to transfer the problem somewhere else.

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