PICHIT, 31 August 2016 (NNT) – Authorities in the North and North East of Thailand have been monitoring the flood situation around the clock as continuous rainfall threatens to flood homes and farmlands.

In the northern province of Pichit, water levels in Sub Perb and Wang Daeng canals increased quickly due to surface runoff from Petchabun mountain ranges. The canals overflowed the embankments and flooded thousand rais of rice fields in Thub Kho district.

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Reporter: Nuppol Suvansombut
Rewriter: Thammarat Thadaphrom