The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) announced that strong winds and heavy rainfall may occur in southern Myanmar due to a low-pressure cell over Thailand.

According to observations made on the afternoon of September 26, a low-pressure cell had formed near Bangkok in central Thailand. The low-pressure cell is forecast to move northwestward and may begin crossing southern parts of Myanmar within the next 24 hours. The DMH warned that the low-pressure cell could bring heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds, flash floods and landslides.

Similarly, cumulonimbus clouds are developing over Tanintharyi Region and Mon State, and weather conditions including rainfall, strong winds, thunderstorms, lightning and hail may occur along the paths of the moving cumulonimbus clouds, according to the DMH.

Meanwhile, as continuous rainfall has been occurring in Bangkok, Thailand, a flood warning was issued on the morning of September 26 for all 50 districts of Bangkok.

“The water keeps flowing in, and it has now reached about waist level, making it difficult even to go outside. We cannot go anywhere, and the shop has been closed for two days. I think this time is even worse than the 2011 floods,” said a 67-year-old market vendor, who lives near a canal north of central Bangkok.