Flooding damages 500 rai of rice fields in Chiang Rai; Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation monitors closely, while the military accelerates aid efforts.

Floodwater in the northern province Phayao has receded, prompting provincial governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn, as he inspected the damage on Thursday morning, to instruct disaster prevention and mitigation officials along with local administrators to aid the residents in clearing away debris and repairing flood-damaged roads and homes.