The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department has reported on the flooding situation in many areas, which resulted from recent heavy downpours, and indicated that so far 6 provinces have been affected.

Up until this morning the flood-affected provinces include Lampang, Lamphun, Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Tak and Chanthaburi. Sukhothai province still has inundation in 5 of its districts. The water level in the Yom (ÂÁ) river portion in the districts exceeds the level of its banks by about one meter.

In Phitsanulok water from Chomphu (ªÁ¾Ù) canal and Wangthong (Çѧ·Í§) river has overflowed the banks and flooded homes and farmlands in 8 districts. However the height of the flood level does not exceed half a meter.

In Tak province the water the flood water in its two flooded districts range from 0.2 to 0.6 meters.

In Lamphun and Lampang provinces the flood water level is less than 0.4 meters whereas in Chiang Mai the situation in the municipality and outlying districts has returned to normal.

In the meantime inundation remains in Tha Mai (·èÒãËÁè) district in Chanthaburi province, consequent of forest floods. However the water condition in Chanthaburi will return to normal within today should there be no more rain.

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