The number of people registering for flood relief payments through the "Tang Rath" application has surpassed 851,547 as of 8:30 a.m. today, with Bangkok recording the highest number of registrations at 371,775, followed by Samut Prakan province with 122,786, Pathum Thani province with 105,525, and Chachoengsao province with 34,604. Ms. Lalida Periswiwattana, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, said the government is accelerating assistance to the public through two approaches. The first is assistance under the Ministry of Finance regulations on government advance funds for emergency disaster victims, with damage assessments currently being carried out by local administrative organizations. This covers home repairs of no more than 88,600 baht per household, agricultural building repairs of no more than 6,800 baht per family, temporary accommodation rent of no more than 2,500 baht per month for up to two months, tools for primary occupations of no more than 13,500 baht per household, 5,000 baht for seriously injured victims hospitalized for three days or more, and 16,600 baht for victims who sustain disabilities. The second is assistance under a Cabinet resolution for disaster victims during the 2026 rainy season, which opened registration through the "Tang Rath" application from 8:00 a.m. on October 2, 2026. Under this scheme, households whose primary residences are flooded for seven days or more receive 9,000 baht per household, while households whose primary residences or high-rise residences are surrounded by water receive 5,000 baht per household. The system is currently open for registration across all 65 provinces in the assistance areas, including all 50 districts of Bangkok. For duplicate registrations at the same house number, the system will use the house identification number as the primary data for verification. Meanwhile, Bangkok has coordinated with the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to assign officials to facilitate registration for the elderly, the sick, or heads of households who are unable to travel or use the online system, through service points at temporary shelters. In addition, following the large number of repeated notification messages the public received from the systems of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and the Digital Government Development Agency last night, both agencies confirmed that the alerts were sent to the same recipients, that no data was leaked and no system was hacked, and that the data forwarding system was suspended from around 10:00 p.m. last night for inspection and repair. They apologized to the public for the inconvenience caused.
