Ten provinces remained flooded on Friday due to the continuing effects of tropical storms Podul and Kajiki in upper Thailand and the seasonal southwest monsoon in the South.

With flooding continuing in many parts of Thailand, the Department of Fisheries has instructed its provincial branch offices in 14 flood-hit provinces to monitor crocodile farms and have farm operators strengthen rearing ponds so the reptiles can’t escape if the farms are flooded, department deputy director-general Wicharn Ingsrisawang said on Friday.

The combination of tropical storm Podul in upper Thailand, and the seasonal southwest monsoon in the South, have caused floods in 31 provinces resulting in 16 reported deaths and 102,074 households affected between August 29 and Thursday (September 5), Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department chief Chayaphol Thitisak says.

Privy Councillor Ampon Kittiampon and the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation on Wednesday delivered nearly 3,500 relief kits to flood-affected residents of Khon Kaen in the Northeast – donations from His Majesty the King.

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan will visit Khon Kaen on Saturday to inspect the flood situation and hand out land deed titles.