(Photo by Piyarat Chongcharoen)Heavy rain will continue until Tuesday after it caused runoff and floods in several provinces from Wednesday night. The Meteorological Department said on Thursday that rain would continue due to a monsoon trough above the lower North, Central Plains and Northeast since Wednesday. Floods were reported in downtown Chiang Mai on Wednesday morning and there was runoff in Lampang province. In Bangkok, heavy rain caused floods in many areas on Wednesday night. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said on Thursday that heavy rain — 100 millimetres in 15 minutes — had caused flooding in Din Daeng, Huai Khwang and Phaya Thai districts.

Source: Bangkok Post September 24, 2020 07:52 UTC