Bangkok flood vendors set up makeshift floating market in Bang Kapi

Vendors in Bangkok's Bang Kapi district have turned a flooded street corner into a makeshift market, continuing to trade from a partly submerged site after days of heavy flooding across the Thai capital.

The market, set up around the corner from its usual location on a raised corner in front of a small mall, has been operating since the floods hit last week. It offers cut-price meat, vegetables and herbs, with customers wading through floodwater to reach the stalls. Vendors sit on dry patches or stand in the water themselves.

Music played as trading got under way on Tuesday morning, and the atmosphere was busy despite the conditions. The setup is a far cry from the floating markets that draw tourists elsewhere in the city.

Om Kon, a 35-year-old vendor originally from Cambodia who has lived in Thailand for more than 20 years, said customers during the floods were mostly passersby rather than regulars. She described the flood-side market as a chance to sell whatever she could.

"I can't sell inside there, but I still have to move the produce, like 5 baht or 10 baht is still better. It's fine if I take losses, but I want to sell everything," she said.

Lon Cheng, 37, also from Cambodia, danced at his stall to the music. He said he had been forced to sell produce worth 70,000 baht for about 20,000 baht since the flooding began, but still found moments of enjoyment.

"I'm sometimes stressed, but sometimes I can still have fun. That's just the way it is," he said.

The waters have started to ease in recent days, though the district remains among the worst affected by the flooding.