Flooding worsens in east and north

The flood situation in many provinces continues to be of concern, particularly in the eastern provinces.

In Sa Kaew, flood water drained into the Prachin Buri River, which eventually overflowed and flooded the province's Kabin Buri district, affecting agricultural areas and homes.

In Sri Maha Pho district, residents have been forced to move their cars and motorcycles as well as pets to higher ground at the entrance to villages for fear that the flood water would keep on rising.

Some of the villagers have left their homes and are now staying on the road, which is causing problems for them.

Villagers at Tha Na market in Nakhon Pathom's Nakhon Chaisi district, meanwhile, are filling sandbags for an additional flood protection dyke on top of the barrier along the Tha Chin River after the water overflowed into the municipality and the 100-year-old Tha Na market.

Local authorities are using pumps to drain floodwater into the Tha Chin River to protect paddy fields and orchards.

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department has reported that 15 provinces have been affected from the flood - Tak, Sukhothai, Pichit, Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Suphan Buri, Prachin Buri, Sa Kaew, Nakhon Pathom and Chaiyaphum, affecting more than 210,000 people.

Lampang governor Tawatchai Terdpaothai has announced five additional districts as disaster zones as a result of forest runoff and flash floods.

Twelve of Lampang's 13 districts of Lampang have now been declared disaster areas.

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