The northern border district of Mae Sai in Chiang Rai remains heavily inundated. (Photo by Chinpat Chaimon)Floods that have claimed a total of 36 lives and affected more than 600,000 households since early July have receded in 38 provinces but nine remain inundated, a senior official said on Saturday. Days of heavy downpours brought by tropical storms Talas and Sonca triggered flash floods in 44 provinces between July 5 and Aug 18. A total of 6,324 households in 206 villages were affected and two people died, said Mr Chatchai. Floodwaters have now subsided in five of those provinces but were persisting in Satun, Phichit and Chiang Rai, he added.

Source: Bangkok Post August 19, 2017 09:22 UTC