PHICHIT, Sept 8 – Several northern Thai provinces are now devastated by severe flooding and residents, especially farmers, are suffering as flood waters continue to rise, officials said Sunday.

In Phichit province, floods inundated more than 2,000 rai growing fragrant rice in Sam Ngam district which is already affected by forest runoff from Kamphaeng Phet province and from heavy downpours in the past few days, officials said.

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