Police in the Thoeng district of Chiang Rai have discovered the body of a 39-year-old woman suffering from epilepsy, who disappeared from her home for 3 days ago.

Mr. Warayut Khombun, the District Chief of Thoeng district in Chiang Rai told reporters the woman had been missing since her village was flooded on the morning of August 17th. Her husband and relatives had been searching for her for three days.

The body of Ms. Phonpimol, aged 39, was discovered on the banks of the Hong River in Ban Sai Kad, Village No. 6, Thap Tao Subdistrict by local villages who immediately called police.

Police arrived at the scene with a doctor from the local hospital who determined the woman had drowned and had been dead for a few days. Her body was transported to the local hospital for a postmortem examination.

Her family said the woman suffered from epilepsy and would disappear for 1-2 day but always return home. When she disappeared on August 17th the family worried because of the heavy flooding because the victim couldn’t swim.

Police said that after her body was examined to make sure no foul play occurred her body would be released for a ceremonial funeral.

Meanwhile, heavy rains continue to fall in Chiang Rai province with many districts flooded and over a meter of water. The Chiang Rai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation warned that the Kok River was at 5.76 meters high, which could cause more flooding if the rains didn’t stop.

The Office of National Water Resources reported rainwater measured 120 millimetres in Chiang Rai Province over the past 24 hours.

The Chiang Rai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reports that floods have affected about 2,000 households in Chiang Rai Province. Flooding should end in a few days unless rains continued.