The flood barrier had leaked the night before resulting to slight flooding, but officials sealed the hole with large sandbags and continued to monitor the situation. At 5am on Friday, the river bust the flood barrier again, 30 metres from the previous night's leak. Yom River in front of the provincial governor's residence, was at 7.37 metres and flowed at 549 cubic metres per second between 8am and 2pm. He instructed officials to monitor the province's water situation closely so flood problems could be tackled. The department was diverting water through Khlong Hok Baht at 170 cubic metres per second to help lessen flood risk to the Muang Sukhothai Municipality area as to keep it at a manageable level of under 550 cubic metres per second.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 28, 2017 08:48 UTC