DDPM warns of Phuket flood risks as Thailand faces more heavy rain
Residents in low-lying areas and near waterways and hillsides in Phuket face flood and landslide risks, while 336,472 households remain affected by flooding.
- The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has warned Phuket residents of flash floods, landslides, and mudslides due to ongoing heavy rain.
- Residents in at-risk areas, such as low-lying locations and near hills, are advised to move belongings to higher ground and monitor official updates.
- The DDPM is using a Cell Broadcast system with mobile operators to send flood alerts directly to people in Phuket.
- This specific warning for Phuket comes as the Thai Meteorological Department has issued alerts for heavy to very heavy rain across many regions of Thailand.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) warned of continuing heavy rain in Phuket on Monday (October 26, 2026), while the Thai Meteorological Department issued alerts for heavy to very heavy rain in several areas.
Flooding in 20 provinces and Bangkok has affected 336,472 households, or 1,008,982 people.
Phuket faces flood and landslide risks
The DDPM warned Phuket residents, particularly those living in low-lying areas, beside waterways and at the foot of hills, to watch for flash floods, rapid run-off, landslides and mudslides, overflowing rivers and standing floodwater as heavy rain continues.
Residents should move belongings to higher levels, take precautions against electric shocks, look after vulnerable people and closely monitor official updates.
Those needing assistance can contact district chiefs, subdistrict headmen, village headmen, local authority executives and members, or community leaders, or call the 1784 hotline.
The DDPM has also worked with mobile network operators Advanced Info Service (AIS), True and National Telecom (NT) to send flood alerts to people in Phuket through the Cell Broadcast system.
Weather department warns of heavy rain in several regions
The Thai Meteorological Department issued warning No 6 for areas at risk of heavy to very heavy rain on Monday.
The southern provinces at risk of very heavy rain are Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Trang and Satun.
Areas at risk of heavy rain include the following.
- North: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Tak, Kamphaeng Phet, Phitsanulok and Phetchabun.
- Northeast: Loei, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buriram and Surin.
- Central region: Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Lopburi, Saraburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram, as well as Bangkok and surrounding provinces.
- East: Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Chachoengsao, Chon Buri, Rayong and Chanthaburi.
- South: Phetchaburi, Chumphon, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Ranong, Phang Nga, Phuket and Krabi.
Flooding continues in 20 provinces and Bangkok as water levels fall in all reported areas
Figures from the DDPM’s operations centre as of 6am on Monday showed that flooding continued in 20 provinces and Bangkok, covering 2,770 villages and affecting 336,472 households, or 1,008,982 people.
Water levels were falling in all reported areas.
The impact by area was as follows.
North
- Phitsanulok: Five villages and 45 households affected.
- Nakhon Sawan: 26 villages and 248 households affected.
- Uthai Thani: 35 villages and 240 households affected.
East
- Nakhon Nayok: 117 villages and 23,835 households affected, with six deaths.
- Prachin Buri: 93 villages and 9,805 households affected, with 26 deaths.
- Chachoengsao: 50 villages and 9,148 households affected, with eight deaths.
- Chon Buri: 30 villages and 392 households affected.
Central region
- Lopburi: Eight villages and 118 households affected.
- Suphan Buri: 553 villages and 23,298 households affected, with five deaths.
- Kanchanaburi: 22 villages and 288 households affected, with two deaths.
- Ang Thong: 27 villages and 157 households affected.
- Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: 1,005 villages and 57,244 households affected, with one death.
- Samut Prakan: 38 villages and 1,100 households affected, with nine deaths.
- Nakhon Pathom: 396 villages and 19,153 households affected.
- Ratchaburi: 88 villages and 7,254 households affected, with one death.
- Samut Songkhram: 255 villages and 15,870 households affected, with two deaths.
South
- Trang: One village and 11 households affected.
- Satun: 14 villages and 43 households affected.
- Nakhon Si Thammarat: Two villages and 20 households affected.
- Phuket: Five villages affected.
Bangkok
Flooding affected two districts, Lat Krabang and Nong Chok, covering 14 subdistricts and 168,203 households. Four deaths were reported, and water levels were falling.
