...Umnuayporn Tongprapai, who weighs in at 274 kilogrammes (602 pounds), says she hasn't been outside her home for three years.
But the 40-year-old needed urgent hospital attention for a tumour on her leg so neighbours contacted the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority, sparking an operation involving engineers, rescue workers, doctors and nurses.
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Umnuayporn left her flat in a firestorm of press attention after the Bangkok governor invited them down to document proceedings. It isn’t known whether the governor recieved a fat kickback from the press for getting access to this colourful event.
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Oh my... what a spectacle...
