Typhoon weakens, becoming tropical depression

The department ssaid it was moving west at a speed of 15km/hr, it is forecast to pass over Ubon Ratchathani, Si Sa Ket, Surin, Burirum and Nakhon Ratchasima, causing strong winds and widespread rainfall.

Ubon Ratchathani's 25 districts were underwater as flash flood hit the areas.

While the water level in the Mun River has increased, it is not threatening communities or farmlands.

Thailand's lower northern and central provinces will be influenced by the storm by Wednesday afternoon.

Local residents in low-lying at-risk areas in the Northeast, the East and the South should be on alert for a possible flash flood.

Strong winds and higher waves are likely with at 2 to 3 metres. Shipping is advised to proceed with caution, while fishing boats and other small craft in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand should remain in port.

Tropical storm Ketsana struck the Philippines Saturday, causing floods and affecting more than two million people, with the death toll reaching 245. Upgraded to typhoon status, it was intensified and hit Vietnam on Tuesday, killing at least 41 people.