The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority said it had reduced the amount of tap water processed for residents from 900,000 to 400,000 cubic meters per day, because of high algae counts at one of its plants.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said authorities would speed up the process of draining water into Bangkok's canals and into the sea, raising hopes that water levels in the city could start to sink. However, the government has warned it may take more than a month for the floods to recede.
Already, the flooding has caused an estimated $6 billion in damages, the Thai Finance Ministry has said.
The Thai government has set up more than 1,700 shelters across the country, where more than 113,000 people have taken refuge.
Yet many are trying to push through with their daily routines.
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