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76 deaths attributed to floods since mid-September

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Bangkok and 20 provinces still affected but water levels declining

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Provincial officials visit a flooded house in Ongkharak district of Nakhon Nayok province on Thursday. (Photo: Public Relations Department)
Provincial officials visit a flooded house in Ongkharak district of Nakhon Nayok province on Thursday. (Photo: Public Relations Department)

Seventy-six people have died across Thailand since mid-September because of flooding, including 25 in Prachin Buri province alone, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

In its daily update on Thursday, the department said floods persisted in Bangkok and 20 provinces, mostly in the Central Plains, but water levels were declining.

It said 791,705 families were experiencing difficulties as a result of flooding, with about 2.43 million people affected overall.

The department also said that it had transferred 4.12 billion baht in financial aid to 540,277 flood-affected families in Bangkok and 58 provinces so far.

Flooding remained in provinces in the North, the East and the Central Plains as follows:

North

  • Phitsanulok: Floods affected 65 families in five villages of Bang Rakam district.
  • Nakhon Sawan: 5,108 families affected in nine districts of Phayuha Khiri, Takhli, Banphot Pisai, Kao Lieo, Muang, Chumsaeng, Tha Tako, Krok Phra and Nong Bua.
  • Uthai Thani: 352 families affected in 30 villages of Muang district.

East

  • Nakhon Nayok: Four districts flooded — Pak Phli, Muang, Ban Na and Ongkharak — with 53,274 families affected.
  • Prachin Buri: Floods continue in Kabin Buri, Muang, Sri Maha Phot, Prachantakham, Ban Sang, Sri Mahosot and Na Di districts, affecting 59,727 families.
  • Chachoengsao: Floods persist in Bang Nam Prieo, Bang Khla, Phanom Sarakham, Plaeng Yao, Muang, Ban Pho, Khlong Khuean and Ratchasan, affecting 54,729 families.
  • Chon Buri: Floods persist in Phanat Nikhom and Phan Thong districts, affecting 667 families.

Central Plains

  • Lop Buri: 1,177 families affected by floodwaters in 33 villages in Ban Mi district.
  • Chai Nat: Sapphaya district flooded and 4,640 families affected in 20 villages.
  • Sing Buri: 1,808 families affected in 40 villages in In Buri, Phrom Buri and Muang districts.
  • Suphan Buri: Floods in Bang Pla Ma, Song Phi Nong, Don Chedi, Sri Prachan, Muang, Sam Chuk, U Thong and Doembang Nangbuat districts with 20,369 families affected.
  • Kanchanaburi: Six districts flooded — Dan Makhamtia, Muang, Sangkhla Buri, Tha Muang, Sri Sawat and Nong Prue — with 243 affected families.
  • Ang Thong: Floods remain in Pa Mok, Chaiyo, Muang, Wiset Chai Chan, Samko and Pho Thong districts, affecting 1,674 families.
  • Ayutthaya: Floods cover parts of Sena, Bang Ban, Phak Hai, Bang Sai, Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya, Bang Pa-in, Bang Pahan, Lat Bua Luang, Uthai, Nakhon Luang, Wang Noi, Tha Rua, Phachi, Ban Phraek, Bang Sa-ai and Maha Rat districts with 69,607 families affected.
  • Samut Prakan: Flooding remains in Bang Sao Thong and Bang Bo, affecting 2,390 families.
  • Pathum Thani: Floods continue in Thanyaburi, Muang, Sam Khok, Khlong Luang, Lam Luk Ka, Nong Sua and Lat Lum Kaeo districts, affecting 248,818 families.
  • Nakhon Pathom: Three districts inundated — Bang Len, Sam Phran and Nakhon Chaisi— with 19,058 families affected.
  • Ratchaburi: Flooding reported in Photharam, Muang, Damnoen Saduak, Ban Pong, Wat Phleng, Chom Bung, Pak Tho, Bang Phae and Suang Phung districts and 11,689 families affected.
  • Samut Songkhram: Flooding continuesd in Muang, Amphawa and Bang Khonthi districts, affecting 15,870 families.
  • Phetchaburi: Floods in Kang Krachan, Tha Yang and Khao Yoi affecting 23 families.

In Bangkok, floods affected 220,417 families in Lat Krabang, Nong Chok, Min Buri and Saphan Sung districts.

Of the 76 people whose deaths were attributed to flooding, 25 were in Prachin Buri, according to the department. Other provinces reporting fatalities were Samut Prakan (9), Chachoengsao (7), Sa Kaeo (6), Suphan Buri (9), four each in Bangkok and Nakhon Nayok, two each in Sing Buri, Kanchanaburi, Chanthaburi, Samut Songkhram and Pathum Thani; and one each in Chiang Mai, Tak, Saraburi, Ayutthaya, Rayong and Ratchaburi.

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