Flooding in 19 provinces

Flooding persists in 19 provinces in the North, the Northeast, Central Plains and the South, affecting more than 66,000 households.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation on Tuesday reported there were still floods in Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Tak, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan and Sukhothai in the North; Udon Thani, Kalasin, Chaiyaphum, Maha Sarakham and Ubon Ratchathani provinces in the Northeast; Sing Buri, Suphan Buri, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya and Nakhon Pathom in the Central Plains; and Songkhla in the South.  

A total of 1,556 villages in 65 districts were inundated and 66,202 families affected, said the department.

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