Flood in Narathiwat: 7 Dead, 1 Missing
Narathiwat is still heavily inundated, with more than 200,000 local residents affected while seven people have lost their lives, and one person is reported missing.
Narathiwat is still heavily inundated, with more than 200,000 local residents affected while seven people have lost their lives, and one person is reported missing.
The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives held a meeting to monitor the nationwide water situation, emphasizing the need for the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) to prepare measures to address both flooding and drought promptly.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reinforced its embankments and installed pumps along the Chao Phraya River to protect riverside communities from high tide overflow.
Heavy rains caused floods in many provinces in the North and the Northeast.
As heavy rains are expected across large parts of Thailand on Thursday and Friday, Bangkok city has increased its water drainage capacity to mitigate the threat of flooding.
Ubon Ratchathani province faces a major flooding on Friday when a massive water influx reaches the northeastern city.
The Nan River has overflowed and flooded a wide area in the three villages of the northern province of Nan after hours of heavy rain.
Bangkok was hit by torrential rains Friday afternoon, causing traffic havoc and flooding in a wide area.