Flooding persisted in 19 provinces on Wednesday, mainly in the Central Plain and the Northeast, with water levels generally unchanged or a little down.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Wednesday that the Central Plain was the hardest hit, with eight flooded provinces – Uhai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Pathom.
Flood levels were unchanged in Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ayutthaya and Nakhon Pathom but lower in Uthai Thani, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri and Pathum Thani.
In Chai Nat the Chao Phraya River flowed through the Chao Phraya barrage at the stable rate of 2,400 cubic metres per second, according to the Royal Irrigation Department.
In the Northeast, there was flooding in Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Sukhothai, Phichit and Nakhon Sawan. Flood levels were unchanged in Phitsanulok, Phichit and Nakhon Sawan and were receding in Uttaradit, Phetchabun and Sukhothai.
Four other northeastern provinces — Chaiyaphum, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani and Yasothon — also experienced flooding, with stable flood levels.
The only eastern province affected was Chachoengsao, where flood levels were rising in Bang Nam Prieo district.
The Meteorological Department said from Thursday to Tuesday next week rain would decline in the North and the Northeast and increase in the Central Plain, the East and the South.