The Mun River started to overflow into Ubon Ratchathani city and Warin Chamrap municipalities on Monday forcing evacuations
Reports said 142 households in three communities had sought refuge at the provincial land office
The water level in Ubon Ratchathani’s Muang district has risen steadily by three to five centimeters a day the runoff from Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum was expected to the province in the next three to four days officials said
The water level in the Chi River in Ubon Ratchathani’s khueang Nai district was about 80 centimetres above the average level some farms were already inundated