Thailand on alert for heavier rain as depression strengthens

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Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) warns of increased rainfall from July 2-6 as a depression over the South China Sea is expected to strengthen

Thailand’s disaster authorities have warned that a tropical depression over the central South China Sea could bring heavier rain to several parts of the country from July 2-6, although the system is not expected to directly affect Thailand.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, through the National Disaster Warning Centre, said on July 2, 2026, that it had been monitoring weather information from the Thai Meteorological Department and other forecasting agencies. The depression was moving west-northwest over the central South China Sea...

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