Flooding hits 23 Thai provinces

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Damaged regions mainly in North, Northeast

PUBLISHED: 7 Oct 2024 at 17: 01

Flooding affects Sukhothai hospital and its vicinity in Muang district of Sukhothai on Monday. (Photo: Public Relations Department)
On Monday, flooding affected Sukhothai Hospital and its surrounding Muang District in Sukhothai. ( Photo: Public Relations Department )

The Crisis Prevention and Mitigation on Monday reported flood in 23 regions, mostly in the North and the Northeast, affecting over 66, 000 people in 1, 647 settlements.

According to the department, flooding continued in nine northern provinces namely Chiang Mai ( declining flood levels ), Chiang Rai ( declining ), Lampang ( declining ), Lamphun ( rising floodwater ), Nakhon Sawan ( declining ), Phetchabun ( declining ), Phitsanulok ( rising ), Sukhothai ( declining ) and Tak ( declining ).

In the Northeast, seven provinces were inundated- Buri Ram ( declining ), Chaiyaphum ( stable floodwater ), Kalasin ( stable ), Maha Sarakham ( stable ), Nakhon Ratchasima ( declining ), Ubon Ratchathani ( declining ) and Udon Thani ( declining ).

In the Central Plains, there was flooding in five provinces namely Ang Thong ( rising ), Ayutthaya ( rising ), Nakhon Pathom ( stable ), Suphan Buri ( stable ) and Sing Buri ( stable ).

In the South, floods affected two provinces namely Nakhon Si Thammarat ( declining ) and Songkhla ( declining ).

The ministry said that from Aug 16 to Oct 7, landslides killed 52 people and injured 28 people in 44 counties.