Thailand floods continued across 25 provinces and all 50 Bangkok districts on September 27, according to a Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation update. The report recorded eight deaths and listed affected households separately for the provinces and the capital.
The figures reflect the situation at 6 a.m. local time on September 27, 2026. DDPM reported 174,803 affected households, or 545,022 people, across the 25 provinces. It separately listed 52,000 affected households across Bangkok’s 50 districts. The two figures should not be confused: the provincial total excludes the separately reported capital figure. This distinction matters when reading the overall account of Thailand floods, because the report gives the capital its own household tally.
Where the impact was greatest
The provincial count covered 128 districts, 587 subdistricts and 2,500 villages. Samut Prakan had the highest reported number of affected households, at 124,678. Water levels there were beginning to recede, the report said.
Conditions differed elsewhere. Ayutthaya recorded 13,971 affected households, with water levels still rising. DDPM also reported rising water in Suphan Buri and Pathum Thani. These local details matter alongside the broad national tally: the update described simultaneous flooding across a large area, but not a uniform pattern of rising or falling water. The figures therefore show both the scale of the event and the variation between locations.
Eight deaths reported in three provinces
The report recorded eight deaths across Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi and Saraburi. Sa Kaeo accounted for five deaths, Chanthaburi for two, and Saraburi for one. Water levels were still increasing in Sa Kaeo, while they were receding in Chanthaburi and Saraburi, according to DDPM.
The agency attributed the flooding to heavy rainfall combined with water flowing from the North into the Central region. That combination added to the volume of water already present there. The update did not provide a single forecast for when flooding would end across all affected locations. Its account describes conditions at the stated reporting time rather than a common timeline for every province.
Response and what the figures do not show
DDPM director-general Teerapat Kachamat said officials and local agencies were using machinery to speed drainage, helping residents move belongings, assisting vulnerable people and delivering essential supplies. Response teams were also assessing damage so authorities could prepare assistance under applicable criteria. These activities formed part of the response described in the update.
The report had not yet specified affected-household totals for Nakhon Pathom and Chaiyaphum. Those missing figures mean the published provincial count should be read as the agency’s report at that time, not as a final accounting of every household affected.
Check local conditions before travelling
For people in areas where water was rising, the report advised monitoring official warnings and checking road conditions before travelling. This is particularly relevant when the update gives different trends for nearby provinces: water was beginning to fall in Samut Prakan, while it continued to rise in Ayutthaya. The DDPM figures are a dated snapshot from 6 a.m. on September 27, not a live measure of conditions later in the day. Travellers should therefore consult current local information before setting out, rather than treating the reported figures as a real-time update.
