Parts of Bangkok and 19 provinces remain flooded

Floods persisted in parts of Bangkok and 19 provinces, mostly in the Central Plains, on Wednesday, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

Nirat Pongsitthithaworn, director-general of the department, said flooding continued in 71 districts and affected 402,637 families or 1.22 million people on Wednesday.

Affected provinces were in the North, the East, the Central Plains and the South as follows.

North

• Phitsanulok – floods affected 69 families in seven villages of Bang Rakam district.
• Nakhon Sawan – flooding troubled 763 families in Phayuha Khiri, Muang, Chumsaeng and Tha Tako districts.

East

• Nakhon Nayok – Floods remained in Ongkharak and Ban Na districts and affected 23,835 families.
• Prachin Buri – Flooding continued in Muang, Sri Maha Phot, Ban Sang and Sri Mahosot districts, affecting 40,308 families.
• Chachoengsao – Flooding remained in Bang Nam Prieo, Muang and Bang Khla districts, affecting 21,913 families.
• Chon Buri – Floods persisted in Phanat  Nikhom district, affecting 455 families.

Central Plains

• Lop Buri – 142 families affected in eight villages of Muang district.
• Sing Buri – 46 families were affected in six villages of In Buri and Phrom Buri districts.
• Suphan Buri – Floods remained in Bang Pla Ma, Song Phi Nong, Don Chedi, Sri Prachan, Muang, Sam Chuk, U Thong and Doembang Nangbuat districts where 22,598 families were affected.
• Kanchanaburi – Six districts were flooded, namely Dan Makhamtia, Muang, Sangkhla Buri, Tha Muang, Sri Sawat and Bo Phloi, affecting 470 families.
• Ang Thong – Floods remained in Pa Mok, Chaiyo, Muang and Wiset Chai Chan districts,  affecting 1,514 families.
• Ayutthaya – Flooding is in Sena, Bang Ban, Phak Hai, Bang Sai, Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya, Bang Pa-in, Bang Pahan, Lat Bua Luang, Uthai, Nakhon Luang, Wang Noi, Ban Phraek, Bang Sa-ai and Maha Rat districts and 72,686 families were affected.
• Samut Prakan – Flooding remained in Bang Sao Thong and Bang Bo districts affecting  2,610 families.
• Nakhon Pathom – Three districts were still flooded - Bang Len, Sam Phran and Nakhon Chaisi affecting 19,058 families.
• Ratchaburi – Flooding was reported in Photharam, Muang, Damnoen Saduak, Ban Pong, Wat Phleng, Chom Bung, Pak Tho, Bang Phae and Suan Phung districts affecting 11,689 families.
• Samut Songkhram – Flooding continued in Muang, Amphawa and Bang Khonthi districts affecting 15,870 families.
• Phetchaburi – Floods existed in Kang Krachan district affecting 23 families in four villages.

South

• Trang – Floods were in Wang Wiset district and affected 145 families in 13 villages.

Bangkok – Floods persisted in Lat Krabang and Nong Chok districts and affected 168,203 families.

Since Sept 16, the flood death toll amounted to 82;  26 in Prachin Buri; nine in Samut Prakan; eight in Chachoengsao; six each in Sa Kaeo and Nakhon Nayok; five in Suphan Buri; four in Bangkok; two each in Sing Buri, Kanchanaburi, Saraburi, Chanthaburi, Samut Songkhram and Pathum Thani; and one each in Chiang Mai, Tak, Ayutthaya, Rayong, Ratchaburi and Trang.