Flooding continues, mainly on Central Plain, as South girds for heavy rain

Flooding continued to disrupt lives in 16 provinces on Monday morning, mostly on the Central Plain, while weathermen forecast heavy rain in the South later this week.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported flooding in nine central provinces:

Uthai Thani in Muang district with lower floodwater.

Chai Nat in Sapphaya district with stable flood levels.

Sing Buri in In Buri, Phrom Buri and Muang districts with stable flood levels.

Ang Thong in Pa Mok, Wiset Chai Chan, Chai Yo and Muang districts with lower flood levels.

Suphan Buri in Muang, Bang Pla Ma, Song Phi Nong, Don Chedi, Doembang Nangbuat, U Thong, Nong Yasai, Sam Chuk and Dan Chang districts with rising flood levels.

Ayutthaya in the districts of Sena, Phak Hai, Bang Ban, Bang Sai, Bang Pa-in, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Maha Rat, Bang Pahan, Ban Phraek, Tha Rua, Nakhon Luang and Ban Sa-ai with stable flood levels.

Pathum Thani in Sam Khok and Muang districts with lower flood levels.

Nonthaburi in Muang and Pak Kret districts with rising flood levels.

Nakhon Pathom in Bang Len, Sam Phran and Nakhon Chai Si districts with stable flood levels.

Ayutthaya still had the most affected households, 52,508, of the 16 inundated provinces nationwide.

In the North, flooding was in four provinces:

Phitsanulok in Wang Thong and Bang Rakam districts with lower floodwater.

Sukhothai in Muang, Sri Samrong and Sawankhalok districts with lower flood levels.

Phichit in Sam Ngam, Pho Thale, Pho Prathap Chang, Bung Narang, Bang Mun Nak, Thap Khlo, Muang, Dong Charoen, Sak Lek, Wang Sai Phun, Taphan Hin and Wachira Barami districts with stable flood levels.

Nakhon Sawan in Chumsaeng, Muang, Phaisali, Phayuha Khiri, Krok Phra and Tha Tako districts with stable flood levels.

In the Northeast, flooding was reported in:

Ubon Ratchathani in Muang, Warin Chamrap, Phibun Mangsahan, Sawang Wirawong, Trakan Phuetphon and Don Mot Daeng with stable flood levels.

Udon Thani in Phibun Rak, Sang Khom, Nong Han, Ban Dung, Phen, Kut Chap, Muang, Nong Wua So, Na Yoong and Kumphawapi districts with lower flood levels.

In the East, flooding affected only Chachoengsao, in Bang Nam Priao district, and the water level was rising.

Sugunyanee Yavinchan, director-general of the Meteorological Department, said there would be heavy to very heavy rain in the South on Thursday and Friday due to the moderate monsoon trough across the lower South.

She said there would be thundershowers in the Northeast during the same period as Storm Fengshen would move near southern Hainan, China, and the central coast of Vietnam from Tuesday to Thursday.

The storm was located over the upper South China Sea at 4am on Monday. It would not enter Thailand and would quickly weaken on Friday due to a high-pressure system from China, Ms Sugunyanee said.

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