Sakhon Nakhon has been severely damaged by floods, with many areas - including the municipality and its airport - pounded by heavy rain since the early hours of Friday.
The water level continued to rise in Muang and other districts of the northeastern province, cutting off several villages from the outside world.
The airport was forced to close after a runway was submerged on Friday afternoon, with all flights cancelled.
Airports Department director-general Darun Saengchai said the water level on the runway was about 40 centimetres high, and deemed too dangerous for aircraft. The department will assess the situation day before reopening the airport, he added.
The water level in some areas of the municipality reached up to one metre high, and flooding stranded more than 60 people at the Hop Inn budget hotel in Muang district.
Rescue workers are helping the stranded people by supplying them with food before evacuating them for higher ground. About 100 people were taken to makeshift shelters set up near the provincial hall, to the provincial office of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.
Sakhon Nakhon governor Witthaya Chanchalong called the flooding in the province the worst in 20 years, and said the crisis was exacerbated by runoff from Phupan mountain.
Deputy governor Suriya Wiriyasawad expected more water runoff from Phupan through the municipality to Nong Han, the country's second largest freshwater lake, later in the day.
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