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