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A tropical depression has caused heavy rains and flooding in coastal areas of Thailand.

The element felled trees and took at least one victim, reports BTA.

The heaviest rainfall - about 22 centimeters in 24 hours - was recorded in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani.

Over 5,000 people were sheltered in temporary shelters built on higher ground.

One death and two injuries were reported from falling trees in Sisaket province.

Tropical Storm Noru hit Thailand overnight after raging through Central Vietnam.

Typhoon Noru has weakened over Vietnam to a tropical storm

In Thailand, more than 10,000 households were affected by floods, according to the disaster damage prevention office.

Rescuers waded in waist-deep water in some places to distribute food packages and basic necessities to people trapped in their homes by floodwaters.

In Nonthaburi province, bordering the capital Bangkok, the rising Chao Phraya River flooded several riverside neighborhoods.

Officials said more sandbags would be provided to limit flooding. 

The weather service said Noru was weakening but warned seasonal monsoon rains would continue.

Because of the incessant rain, a controlled release of water from dams has begun to prevent them from overflowing downstream of the Chao Phraya River.

Before slamming into Thailand and sweeping through Vietnam, Noru tore through the Philippines as a powerful typhoon, killing eight people.

Five of them were rescuers who drowned while trying to save people from the floods.

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