Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali yesterday made a personal visit to residents in the Narinthong Housing Estate in Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district, where land subsidence caused a second blow after severe flooding.
The Princess, who was welcomed by about 1,000 officials and members of the public, brought the affected residents relief items from the Thai Red Cross Society's Princess Pa Foundation and cooked for them at the foundation's mobile kitchen.
In Lop Buri's Muang district, days of downpours caused floodwater to inundate about 500 homes in Tambon Khao Sam Yod and Tambon Tha Sala, prompting the local authorities to install pumps to help drain water. The Thepsatri Rajaphat University dormitory was also under 40 centimetres of water.
The flooding forced officials to close the 4,000-student Muangmai Chaloarat Rangsarit School and Pranarai School, which has 6,000 students, for two days.
Lop Buri Highway Office 1 chief Suriya Saengtrong said floodwater still covered Phahol-yothin Road, especially a section from Pranarai roundabout to Nikhom Sang Ton-eng intersection. The situation was expected to return to normal in two or three days, provided the rainfall stops.