The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) on Sunday issued a flood warning for seven provinces in the Chao Phraya River basin as large volumes of water are flowing downstream from the North.
Floods, the worst in 50 years, have already caused widespread damage in Chom Thong district of the northern province of Chiang Mai which has been lashed by heavy downpours.
According to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, 237 households in seven provinces -- Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Tak, Lampang, Mae Hong Son and Kanchanaburi -- have been badly affected by flooding.
