Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand

Picture of the Day for October 9, 2026

Heavy rains given that mid-September have actually triggered prevalent flooding that has actually impacted countless individuals throughout the nation.

Oct 09, 2026

September falls in the heart of the monsoon season in Thailand, where cities and towns are accustomed to the afternoon rains and thunderstorms that regularly roll through. Throughout late September and early October 2026, relentless heavy rains stressed by extreme rainstorms left low-lying locations throughout the nation in Southeast Asia under continual flooding.

Prachin Buri province was amongst the locations where flooding was extensive. The ideal image above programs land along the Bang Pakong River and neighboring farming locations and aquaculture centers flooded on October 2, 2026. The left image reveals the very same location at the very same time of year in 2025. Obtained with NASA-USGS Landsat satellites, the images are false-color to much better identify water from plants, established land, and other surface areas. The brilliant red shapes are drifting solar varieties.

A few of the flooding most likely originated from a low-pressure system that stalled over the location for numerous days in late September. Stired by wetness and energy from the warm Gulf of Thailand close by, the system provided particularly extreme rains to the area. About 100 kilometers (60 miles) to the west, Bangkok got almost 300 millimeters (11.8 inches) of rain over a 48-hour duration, according to report, near to the typical regular monthly rains amount to for September of 344 millimeters (13.5 inches).

Considering that mid-September, flooding has actually happened in 50 provinces throughout the nation, impacting over 4 million individuals and triggering lots of deaths, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesFederal government companies approximate about 270,000 hectares (670,000 acres) of farmland, consisting of rice fields and fruit orchards, have actually been harmed.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, utilizing Landsat information from the U.S. Geological SurveyStory by Lindsey Doermann.

• ABC News (2026, September 28) Residents brave floodwater for products after Bangkok swampedAccessed October 7, 2026.
• The Conversation (2026, October 5) As the world warms, cities like Bangkok might be significantly swamped by fatal floodsAccessed October 7, 2026.
• The Nation (2026, October 7) Thailand floods struck 1.7 m rai consisting of over 26,000 rai of orchardsAccessed October 7, 2026.
• ReliefWeb (2026, October 6) THA: Flood – 09-2026 – Heavy rains triggered flooding # 3Accessed October 7, 2026.