In Pictures: A flood-hit riverside restaurant in Thailand embraces the waves

The Chaopraya Antique Cafe still draws the crowd despite patrons having to stand every time a wave rolls in from the swollen Chao Phraya River.

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October 8, 2021 at 3:11 PM

People eat food at a flooded restaurant, where patrons stand up from their tables every time the waves come in, on a river bank in Nonthaburi near Bangkok, Thailand, October 7, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

This photo taken on October 7, 2021, shows people standing up whilst enjoying dinner at the Chaopraya Antique Cafe, as flood water from the Chao Phraya River surges into the restaurant, in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

This photo taken on October 7, 2021, shows people standing on their chairs whilst enjoying dinner at the Chaopraya Antique Cafe, as flood water from the Chao Phraya River surges into the restaurant, in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

People eat food at a flooded restaurant, where patrons stand up from their tables every time the waves come in, on a river bank in Nonthaburi near Bangkok, Thailand, October 7, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

People eat food at a flooded restaurant, where patrons stand up from their tables every time the waves come in, on a river bank in Nonthaburi near Bangkok, Thailand, October 7, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

This photo taken on October 7, 2021, shows people standing up whilst enjoying dinner at the Chaopraya Antique Cafe, as flood water from the Chao Phraya River surges into the restaurant, in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

This photo taken on October 7, 2021, shows an employee serving desserts at the Chaopraya Antique Cafe, as flood water from the Chao Phraya River surges into the restaurant, in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

A staff member prepares food for customers at a flooded restaurant, where patrons stand up from their tables every time the waves comes in, on a river bank in Nonthaburi near Bangkok, Thailand, October 7, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

This photo taken on October 7, 2021, shows people standing on their chairs whilst enjoying dinner at the Chaopraya Antique Cafe, as flood water from the Chao Phraya River surges into the restaurant, in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

This photo taken on October 7, 2021, shows a young boy carrying a drink at the Chaopraya Antique Cafe, as flood water from the Chao Phraya River surges into the restaurant, in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

People eat food at a flooded restaurant, where patrons stand up from their tables every time the waves come in, on a river bank in Nonthaburi near Bangkok, Thailand, October 7, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

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