Floods still hit 20 provinces and Bangkok, affecting 2.45m people

Flooding remained across 20 provinces and Bangkok on Tuesday (October 13), affecting more than 2.45 million people, although water levels were beginning to recede in many areas, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).

As of 6am, floods covered 99 districts, 804 subdistricts and 6,037 villages, affecting 906,083 households and 2,451,860 people.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall, combined with runoff flowing from the North into the Central region, continued to put pressure on communities, while the DDPM deployed pumps, machinery and relief teams and began rehabilitation work where floodwaters had subsided.

DDPM Director-General Nirat Phongsittithaworn said authorities were continuing to assist communities while accelerating drainage and recovery.

The affected provinces are Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram, Phetchaburi, Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Chachoengsao and Chonburi, as well as Bangkok.

Northern floodwaters continue to recede

In Phitsanulok, flooding remained in Bang Rakam district, covering three subdistricts and five villages and affecting 65 households. Water levels were falling.

Nakhon Sawan continued to report flooding in nine districts, covering 77 subdistricts and 491 villages. A total of 5,333 households remained affected, with water levels continuing to decline.

Bangkok and Central region bear largest impact

Bangkok remained one of the worst-affected areas, with 329,000 households impacted and four deaths reported. Water levels were gradually declining.

Pathum Thani recorded the largest provincial household impact, with flooding across all seven districts affecting 248,818 households. Two deaths were reported.

Ayutthaya remained flooded across all 16 districts, covering 205 subdistricts and 1,360 villages. The province reported 68,401 affected households and one death.

Suphan Buri had 20,369 affected households across eight districts and reported five deaths, while Nakhon Pathom recorded 21,488 affected households in Bang Len and Sam Phran districts.

Samut Songkhram reported 15,870 affected households and two deaths, while Ratchaburi had 11,689 affected households.

Chai Nat recorded 4,624 affected households across three districts. Samut Prakan reported 3,980 affected households in Bang Sao Thong and Bang Bo districts, with nine deaths.

Ang Thong had 2,765 affected households, Sing Buri 1,807, Lop Buri 1,177 and Uthai Thani 1,080. Sing Buri reported two deaths.

Phetchaburi recorded 418 affected households across five districts, while Kanchanaburi had 227 affected households across four districts and reported two deaths.

Prachin Buri remains hardest hit in East

Prachin Buri remained the most severely affected eastern province, with flooding in seven districts covering 65 subdistricts and 691 villages.

A total of 59,727 households were affected, with 24 deaths reported, the highest toll among the areas listed in the DDPM data.

Chachoengsao recorded 54,729 affected households across eight districts and four deaths, while Nakhon Nayok reported 53,490 households affected across all four districts and four deaths.

Chonburi continued to experience flooding in Phanat Nikhom and Phan Thong districts, affecting 1,026 households.

DDPM maintains round-the-clock response

The DDPM said it was continuing to monitor conditions around the clock and had instructed provincial offices and regional disaster prevention and mitigation centres to accelerate assistance.

Personnel, pumps and disaster-response machinery are being deployed to drain flooded communities and agricultural areas, while food, drinking water, relief bags and other essential supplies are being delivered to areas where water remains high.

Authorities are also coordinating with local administrative organisations and other agencies to assess damage to homes, public infrastructure and farmland as soon as water levels allow.

Information on affected households is being compiled to speed up compensation and other assistance under Finance Ministry regulations and relevant relief criteria.

The DDPM said rehabilitation would continue alongside emergency operations, with the aim of restoring affected communities and allowing residents to return to normal life as safely and quickly as possible.