33 people have died from flooding in seven southern provinces, government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat said today (26 November) in a press conference held by the Flood Crisis Operations Centre.

Although Chiang Mai’s once-in-decades flood retreated from the city within days, several poor urban communities – many of which are in the city’s worst-affected areas – are facing the huge task of cleaning their homes and working through several layers of red tape before they can be compensated by the local government.

Vendors in Warorot Market in downtown Chiang Mai have returned to their shops after flood waters retreated from Chiang Mai’s downtown to damaged merchandise and shops, with several estimating the damage to their shops to be in the six figures.

For the past several days, Chiang Mai has been experiencing a once-in-decades flood, and although flood waters have retreated from most of the city center, worsening conditions are anticipated for downstream areas like Saraphi district and several districts in Lamphun province.

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