PM: Don't cut the sandbags

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has called on flood-affected people not to slash open the big sandbags that protect inner Bangkok from being flooded.

"I've ordered that a team to be set up to see where the big bag barriers can be removed, but we don't want to see people cutting open the sandbags because the sand will then be spread around as litter," Ms Yingluck said Monday.

Authorities are responsible for removing all the big bags, weighing up to 2.5 tonnes each, and rubbish in flooded areas, she said.

Another "Big Cleaning Day" campaign was planned in the capital from Dec 1-5. The clean-up operation will include spraying against mosquitos, treating wastewater and collecting trash, she said.

"Bangkok is densely populated and I would like to apologise to people in those areas where assistance has not yet reached," the prime minister added.