Flooded small shops have no simple record of lost stock, so bank and aid claims are hard
After the late-September 2026 floods, Bangkok residents and small businesses reported damaged homes, vehicles and lost stock; one said she had no clear way to restart a shop opened with a 4,000-5,000 baht loan. Tenants feared that renting made them ineligible for compensation, and most residents lack comprehensive flood insurance.
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Camera and vision
Wet Stock Count: photograph ruined shelves and get a priced list of lost stock
The owner photographs each damaged shelf and fridge. The AI names and counts items, matches them to a price list the owner approves, and builds a loss table with photo timestamps for the bank or aid claim.
Build with Claude vision, Google Sheets, EXIF timestamps, Next.js
Hardware and sensors
Shelf Time Capsule: a 400 baht ESP32 camera photographs your shelves every night
A small ESP32-CAM clipped above the counter takes one photo of the shelves at closing and uploads it with the date. If water comes, the owner already has dated before-photos, and the AI can compare them with after-photos to list what is gone.
Build with ESP32-CAM, Cloudflare R2, Claude vision, deep sleep timer
AI agent
Claim Pack Agent: assembles the letters and figures a lender wants
The agent collects the loss table, photos and shop details, then drafts a Thai letter asking a bank for a payment pause and a cover note for an aid application. It lists what is still missing, such as a lease copy, so the owner knows the next step.
Build with Claude, Google Docs API, PDF generation, Next.js
Automation and APIs
Statement Rebuild: upload bank statements and rebuild what stock you bought and sold
Even when paper records wash away, the shop's mobile banking history survives online. The owner uploads three months of statement PDFs, and the AI groups transfers to suppliers, estimates stock bought and monthly sales, and fills a Sheet that shows the size of the loss.
Build with PDF parsing, Claude, Google Sheets, n8n
Data and maps
Flood Receipt: public proof that water hit your street the day you lost stock
For each claim, the tool looks up Traffy Fondue flood reports near the shop address and Thai Meteorological Department rainfall for that date. The AI writes a short, sourced note that backs up the owner's own photos.
Build with Traffy Fondue API, TMD data, Claude, PDF generation
What people reported
The Nation, 3 Oct 2026: shop restart loan, tenant fears, some aid not reaching lanes
nationthailand.com'Many small shops, markets and enterprises will struggle to reopen'; most lack flood insurance
thevibes.com