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Provincial governors in the North, Northeast and Central region are on alert for possible flash floods on Monday and Tuesday.

Heavy rains left many provinces in the South inundated on Saturday, with some 100 households affected. There were no reports of casualties.

Two days of continuous heavy rain has left all districts in Narathiwat inundated, local officials reported on Saturday.

A joint project to study the river that runs through Thailand and Myanmar has led to proposed measures to tackle the constant problem of flooding and drought.

Three Patthalung elephants were roped in to help officials and locals clear the waterway at Pak Rang Waterfall after flash floods caused huge rocks to block the important stream.

A generous Buddhist monk joined police officers in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Thursday and waded through chest-high floodwaters to hand survival kits to households in difficult to reach areas.

The traffic on Rama III Road in Bangkoks Yannawa district was paralysed on Monday due to flooding.

In the course of a single day, an exceptionally rare hurricane-strength storm unloaded up to four years worth of rain along Omans northern coast, causing deadly flooding.

Bangkok is getting ready to cope with runoffs from the North, while seven districts on the banks of the Chao Phraya River are being urged to prepare for overflow.

The authorities believe floods in the Central region will clear soon provided there are no storms in the next five to 10 days.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a set of guidelines for people to follow, especially if they live in low-lying areas at risk of flash flooding from runoffs.

The Commerce Ministry has set up a special 1569 nationwide hotline for people to file complaints if they find themselves having to pay unnecessarily high prices for necessities.