PHICHIT, June 15 – The Yom River is rising in Thailand’s northern province of Phichit, forcing farmers to harvest their not yet fully mature rice yield to prevent losses.

Flooding in the Yom River basin in Phichit’s Sam Ngam district remains critical and has spread more widely to cover low-lying areas due to further heavy rain and continued northern run-off flowing downstream from Phisanulok and Sukhothai.

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