Floodwaters rise in North and Northeast
the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said
Chayapol Thitisak
director-general of the department
Flooding continued in
and water levels are rising in most of them
on Monday
one central province
four northeastern provinces
four northern provinces
that parts of Chiang Rai, Lampang, Nan and Phayao are under water, affecting some 13,000 people. Floodwater was rising in all of these provinces except Chiang Rai. Tropical storm Bebinca and the southwestern monsoon were responsible,
In the Northeast
floodwaters were rising
in Bung Kan
Kalasin
Nakhon Phanom
Ubon Ratchathani provinces
The central province of Phetchaburi
was also affected
by high water levels.
Mr Chayapol
attributed
that to previous tropical storm Son-Tinh and the southwestern monsoon.
The Meteorological Department
predicted
rain would taper off until Thursday
but the southwestern monsoon
would bring heavier rain on
Friday
Saturday