Floods Hit 20 Thai Provinces Including Bangkok, Deaths Rise
Heavy flooding has inundated twenty provinces across Thailand, including Bangkok, affecting over two million people and causing dozens of deaths. The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said water levels are receding in many areas as it surveys damage and mobilizes relief efforts. Officials urge residents to stay safe and follow evacuation instructions.
As of 6 a.m. on October 17, 2026, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported flooding in twenty provinces. In the North, Phitsanulok’s Bang Rakam district had 65 households affected with receding water; Nakhon Sawan saw eight districts impacted, 4,419 households affected, water receding. In the East, Nakhon Nayok’s Ongkharak district reported 23,835 households affected and six deaths; Prachinburi’s six districts had 59,242 households affected and 26 deaths; Chachoengsao’s eight districts had 54,729 households affected and seven deaths; Chon Buri’s Phanom Nikhom district had 521 households affected. In the Central region, Uthai Thani’s Mueang district had 352 households affected; Lop Buri’s Ban Mi district had 1,177 households affected; Chai Nat’s Sapphaya district had 214 households affected; Sing Buri’s two districts had 1,137 households affected and two deaths; Suphan Buri’s eight districts had 21,758 households affected and five deaths; Kanchanaburi’s seven districts had 338 households affected and two deaths; Ang Thong’s five districts had 1,592 households affected; Ayutthaya’s sixteen districts had 71,453 households affected and one death; Samut Prakan’s two districts were also affected, with further details pending. Water levels are reported to be receding in most areas.
