Flooding in Thailand

The province of Nakhon Ratchasrima (Korat) in north-eastern Thailand is currently experiencing continuous heavy rain and severe flooding. Check with the Thai Meteorological Department or your tour operator before travelling to these areas.

NECN/MCOT: Chaiyaphum, Thailand) – Heavy rain caused massive flooding in the downtown Chaiyaphum prompting schools and government agencies to suspend their operations on Monday.
Monsoon downpour prolonged throughout Sunday night brought flooding to the city of Chiayaphum in Thailand’s northeast. A number of schools are forced to abruptly suspend as floodwater level rose to over 50 centimeters.
The city’s historic district and government offices including provincial hall has been flooded. Road traffic has been paralyzed; most vehicles are unable to maneuver.

The border district of Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaew province was under water for the second day on Sunday, with more than 1,000 households being affected.
Flooding in the municipal area and Aranyaprathet’s market was described as the worst in 13 years, forcing local residents and vendors to move their belongings and goods to areas with higher ground. Buddhist monks had to wade through floodwaters while on their morning alms rounds.
Many roads in the Aranyaprathet municipal area were heavily flooded and several sections of them could not be used by small passenger cars.
At the border market of Rong Kluea, which was earlier heavily inundated, saw receding levels of floodwater and was returning to business as usual. However, officials were removing large amounts of garbage brought by floodwater.
At Sa Kaew’s Baan Klong Luek border checkpoint, cargo trucks from Thailand were prevented by Cambodian authorities from entering that country due to severe flooding in Cambodia’s border town of Poipet. The Cambodians said there was no space left to store new goods and the local warehouses were being flooded.

At least 34 people have died in the latest flood disaster since Oct 10, the National Institute of Emergency Management (NIEM) reported on Sunday.

Seven out of the 34 people were killed by heavy flooding in Rayong. Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram and Lop Buri each recorded six fatalities.

Khon Kaen and Phetchabun each had three deaths, while Chaiyaphum had two.

Trat, Sa Kaeo, Saraburi, Ayutthaya, Nonthaburi and Uthai Thani each recorded one death.

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