LAMPANG, Aug 6 – All 13 districts of the northern province of Lampang were declared disaster zones, according to its deputy governor, while the governor of nearby Tak province ordered relief centres to be set up to assist flood victims there round the clock.

Deputy governor Utan Chavamethi said 495 villages of 85 sub-districts in Lampang are currently affected by flash floods although the water level has receded to the normal level. However, a missing man lost in Chae Hom district, suspected of being wiped away and falling down in Wang River, has not be found after the 6th day of searching, he said.

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