Heavy floods persist, Lom Sak, Phetchabun needs close monitoring
Disaster Prevention Department reports floods in 13 provinces across North, Northeast and Central Thailand, with Lom Sak in Phetchabun needing urgent aid and close monitoring.
- Flooding in Phetchabun province, caused by the Pa Sak River overflowing, has inundated four districts, including Lom Sak, affecting 5,476 households and causing one death.
- Despite reports that water levels have started to recede, a significant emergency response is underway with teams providing evacuation support, livelihood assistance, and drainage.
- Additional emergency equipment, including high-capacity pumps, evacuation vehicles, and mobile water units, is being deployed to Phetchabun to manage the critical situation.
- The situation in Phetchabun is part of a wider flooding event across 13 Thai provinces that has affected over 66,000 households in total.
Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported on Sunday (21 September 2025) that flooding has affected 13 provinces in the North, Northeast and Central regions.
In total, 57 districts, 340 sub-districts and 1,810 villages have been hit, with 66,963 households (221,187 people) affected and three confirmed deaths.
The floods were largely caused by river overflows in Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Phichit, Nakhon Sawan, Suphan Buri and Nakhon Pathom; spillover from the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani; and heavy rain in Uthai Thani and Chachoengsao.
DDPM has deployed emergency machinery and response teams to assist residents in all affected areas.
Critical situation in Phetchabun
Particular concern remains in Phetchabun, where the Pa Sak River overflowed, flooding four districts, Wichian Buri, Si Thep, Lom Kao and Lom Sak.
Seven sub-districts and 13 villages were inundated, impacting 5,476 households (13,853 people) and leaving one dead.
Water levels there have since started to recede. DDPM teams are providing evacuation support, livelihood assistance and drainage efforts.
Flat-bottom boats with engines from the Phitsanulok Disaster Prevention Centre, which had been pre-positioned in the province, are ferrying stranded residents.
On Sunday, the Phitsanulok Disaster Prevention Centre will deploy further equipment to Phetchabun, including emergency evacuation vehicles, motorised boats, mobile water production units, field kitchens and high-capacity pumps with 14-inch pipes.
These are expected to arrive in the morning and begin operations immediately.
