Red Shirt protesters cause chaos in Bangkok

The Red Shirt protesters, who support former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra held a protest at Victory Monument yesterday to pressure the government to resign. Several taxis drivers used their cars to block the nearby roads, which lead to Bangkok's busiest intersection.

Bangkok traffic was paralyzed as people left their offices for the day, and rain started pouring. Cars couldn't move for hours, buses were redirected, patients couldn't get to nearby hospitals, almost the entire city was affected. Most people had to turn to Bangkok sky-train and subway trains which got overcrowded, being the only way to get around.

Later last night, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's announced that today would be a national holiday.



The picturesque photo above shows Victory Monument as the storm was approaching.