Flooding persists in Bangkok, 17 provinces, toll at 83

Flooding persisted in parts of Bangkok and in 17 provinces, mostly in the Central Plains, but water levels were declining, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Sunday. 

The flood death toll since mid-September remained at 83.

As of Sunday morning 336,668 families still faced difficulties due to floods, with about 1.02 million people affected in total, according to the department announcement.

The flood situation in provinces in the North, East, Central Plains and South: 

North

• Phitsanulok – Floods still affected 45 families in five villages of Bang Rakam district.
• Nakhon Sawan – Flooding troubled 248 families in two districts, Chumsaeng and Tha Tako.

East

• Nakhon Nayok – Flooding in Ban Na and Ongkharak districts affecting 23,835 families.
• Prachin Buri – Floods in Sri Maha Phot, Ban Sang and Sri Mahosot districts affecting  9,805 families.
• Chachoengsao – Floods remained in Bang Nam Prieo, Muang and Bang Khla districts affecting 9,148 families.
• Chon Buri – Floods persisted in Phanat  Nikhom district affecting 428 families.

Central Plains

• Uthai Thani – Floodwater remained in Muang and Sawang Arom districts, affecting 240 families.
• Lop Buri – 118 families affected in Muang district.
• Suphan Buri – Floods in Bang Pla Ma, Song Phi Nong, Don Chedi, Sri Prachan, Muang, Sam Chuk, U Thong and Doembang Nangbuat districts affecting  23,298 families.
• Kanchanaburi – Floods continued in Dan Makhamtia, Muang, Sangkhla Buri, Tha Muang and Sri Sawat and Bo Phloi districts, affecting 295 families.
• Ang Thong – Floods remained in Pa Mok, Muang and Wiset Chai Chan districts, affecting 168 families.
• Ayutthaya – Floods covered Sena, Bang Ban, Phak Hai, Bang Sai, Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya, Bang Pa-in, Bang Pahan, Lat Bua Luang, Uthai, Ban Phraek and Bang Sa-ai districts with 57,449 families affected.
• Samut Prakan – Flooding remained in Bang Sao Thong and Bang Bo districts, affecting 1,100 families.
• Nakhon Pathom – Three districts were inundated namely Bang Len, Sam Phran and Nakhon Chaisi,affecting 19,153 families.
• Ratchaburi – Flooding was reported in Photharam, Muang, Damnoen Saduak and Pak Tho districts affecting 7,254 families.
• Samut Songkhram – Flooding continued in Muang, Amphawa and Bang Khonthi districts,  affecting 15,870 families.

South

• Trang – Floods in Palian district affecting 11 families.

Bangkok – Floods still troubling 168,203 families in Lat Krabang and Nong Chok districts.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said that from Sept 16 flooding had taken the lives of 83 people - 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, Phetchaburi, Trang and Ratchaburi.

The department said that as of Sunday morning it had paid out 8.95 billion baht in total compensation to 1.16 million flood-affected families in 54 provinces.