Flooding stabilises in Kanchanaburi
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Many roads in the western province of Kanchanaburi are still under water and impassable by small vehicles but the situation is said to have stabilised.
Kanchanaburi governor Chaiwat Limpawantha, distributed relief supplies to flood victims in Dan Makham Tia district.
Part of the province was hit by flash flooding on Monday night and water is now receding in some areas. However, the water level in one creek is flowing rapidly and has overflowed, inundating 4,000 acres of farmland and at least 500 houses.
The province declared Dan Makham Tia a disaster zone. A survey is being conducted to decide whether three other districts should also be considered disaster zones.
The situation is expected to return to normal in the next 2-3 days if there is no more flash flooding from the mountain range.
