Flooding in 15 provinces, mostly on Central Plain

Flooding persisted in 15 provinces on Monday, mostly on the Central Plain, with rising water levels in Ayutthaya and Udon Thani.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported flooding in eight provinces on the Central Plain – Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Pathom.

Ayutthaya was the only province in the central region which saw rising flood levels and had the most affected households, 49,873 in 12 districts, of any of the 15 inundated provinces nationwide.

Flood levels were either stable or had declined in seven other central provinces.

In the North, flooding was reported in four provinces – Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phichit and Nakhon Sawan. Flood levels were stable in Nakhon Sawan and receding in the three other provinces.

In the Northeast, flooding was reported in Ubon Ratchathani, where levels were stable, and Udon Thani, where the water was rising.

In the East, only Chachoengsao was flooded, and the water level was falling.

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