More than 3 million rai of farmland and residential areas in 25 provinces along 11 major river basins are flooded, with Nakhon Sawan the worst hit, satellite data shows.
The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) said on Wednesday that images from a satellite on Oct 4 showed flooded areas in parts of the Yom, Nan, Sakae Krang, Tha chin, Chao Phraya, Pasak, Bang Pakong, Prachin, Mekong, Chi and Mun river basins.
This showed 3,289,154 rai of farmland and residential areas in 25 provinces in the lower North, the Central Plains, the Northeast and the East along the 11 river basins were inundated.
Nakhon Sawan had the most flooded area, followed by Ayutthaya, Phichit and Suphan Buri.
Of the affected areas, paddy fields accounted for 526,577 rai. The remaining areas were low-lying agricultural land along major rivers, residential areas and sections of transport routes.
