The government approved 100 million baht in emergency funding for each deputy prime minister to handle flooding and prepare for drought. Cell Broadcast warnings are active for areas around the Lao River in Chiang Rai and Phayao, and the Mekong is rising in the Northeast. The Royal Irrigation Department is watching 12 higher-risk provinces, including Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Phanom, Udon Thani and Ubon-area provinces such as Yasothon. If you run a business in these areas, check your stock, equipment and transport routes for flood risk now, and plan for water shortages early next year. Reservoirs are at 58% of capacity.