Swelling of Chao Phraya, other rivers forecast; official update shows 72 people drowned in Thailand

With many Central provinces already under water, more heavy rain is expected to hit the Northeast and the East over the weekend.

Nakhon Sawan and Angthong were the latest to be hit by floods, in addition to Ayutthaya in the Central region, as well as Phichit, Sukhothai and Phitsanulok in the lower North. Nine out of Nakhon Sawan’s 15 districts have been named disaster zones with 3,000 households are affected.

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