BANGKOK, 26 September 2013 (NNT) – 9 people have lost their lives so far in the recent round of flooding that now affects 27 provinces in the country.
The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported that in addition to the 9 fatalities, more than 600,000 rai of agriculture areas were inundated by the floodwater, during the 9 days of flooding so far.
In the meantime, the Meteorological Department is forecasting heavy raining in the upper part of Thailand until September 27. The adverse weather will then move down to influence the central region and the lower part of the Northeast on September 28.
The weather bureau is also forecasting heavy raining in the eastern portion of the Northeast during September 30 and October 1.