Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Director-General Viboon Sanguanpong said that, as of now, more than 5,600 villages in 10 provinces throughout Thailand are still emergency drought disaster zones.
Mr. Viboon stated that the latest report also showed a total of 37.25 billion cubic meters of water at all large reservoirs, or 53 of the total capacity and around 1.5 billion cubic meters less than the same time of last year.
He added that the DDPM has instructed all its offices across the nation to prepare for the effects of possible flooding, storms and mudslides, caused by heavy rain and strong wind.
In related news, officials have been keeping a close watch on the flooding in southern Surat Thani, where Tapi River could burst its banks, while Yom River in the North overflew in Sukhothai Province, where more than 1,800 local families have been affected by the inundation, as of yesterday.
