Ratchaburi municipality has put residents on standby for evacuation and ordered municipal schools and childcare centres closed for the week, as the Mae Klong rises past a critical flood point. The Muang district flood is expected to be serious. Samut Songkhram is building sandbag barriers, and high Gulf tides could worsen the flood. If your shop, warehouse or vehicles are in Ratchaburi's Muang district or along the Mae Klong, move stock, equipment and vehicles to high ground or the municipal safe parking areas now, and keep track of official updates.