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Thailand's cumulative flood death toll reaches 161
BANGKOK, Nov 7- Thailand's flood-related death toll rose to 161 since the country was hit by flooding beginning Oct 10, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said.
The disaster response agency said that flooding in the upper part of the country from Oct 10 to Nov 6 killed 122 persons and that 18 provinces continue to have flooding and remain under water.
Southern provinces, hit by flooding triggered by tropical depression-related rainstorms, reported 39 deaths from Oct 30 to Nov 6, and 12 provinces have been flooded, the department said.
Several areas in the southern province of Surat Thani were still under floodwater early Sunday as the water level of the Tapee River, the longest river in the South, was measured at 570 centimetres, more than 20 centimetres over its critical level, officials said.
Villages in Phrasaeng district were hit by a flash flood as it continued rising after water runoff from nearby Nakhon Si Thammarat and Krabi provinces arrived, forcing villagers to evacuate to higher ground.
The situation in Ban Ta Khun district was worse following reports of landslide from a mountain, officials said. Reports on casualties were not available so far.
Sukanya Sup-udommungmee, chief of Red Cross volunteers, said her staff could pack between 2,500-3,000 food boxes daily, but the number of flood victims in Surat Thani’s Phunphin district amounted several tens of
thousands.
As floods continued to impact the province, vegetables have become scarce and prices jumped. Provincial authorities brought in vegetables from other provinces, Ms Sukanya said.
In Trang, floodwaters receded in some districts due to the absence of rain. However, three districts, including the provincial seat, were still inundated.
So far three persons had drowned in Trang.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is scheduled to visit Surat Thani Sunday to inspect flooding there.
Meanwhile in the capital, the water level of Chao Phraya river peaked at about 8am Sunday, measuring at 2.03 metres at the Pak Klong Talat flower market near Memorial Bridge, according to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) flood prevention officials.
The new round of rising tides caused hardships to ferry boat passengers while BMA officials built extra sandbag dykes on the banks to direct overflowing water to flow into the water drainage system.
Because of the rising tides, the ferry boat station at Pak Klong Talad was temporarily closed as would-be passengers were unable to access the site. (MCOT online news)
The disaster response agency said that flooding in the upper part of the country from Oct 10 to Nov 6 killed 122 persons and that 18 provinces continue to have flooding and remain under water.
Southern provinces, hit by flooding triggered by tropical depression-related rainstorms, reported 39 deaths from Oct 30 to Nov 6, and 12 provinces have been flooded, the department said.
Several areas in the southern province of Surat Thani were still under floodwater early Sunday as the water level of the Tapee River, the longest river in the South, was measured at 570 centimetres, more than 20 centimetres over its critical level, officials said.
Villages in Phrasaeng district were hit by a flash flood as it continued rising after water runoff from nearby Nakhon Si Thammarat and Krabi provinces arrived, forcing villagers to evacuate to higher ground.
The situation in Ban Ta Khun district was worse following reports of landslide from a mountain, officials said. Reports on casualties were not available so far.
Sukanya Sup-udommungmee, chief of Red Cross volunteers, said her staff could pack between 2,500-3,000 food boxes daily, but the number of flood victims in Surat Thani’s Phunphin district amounted several tens of
thousands.
As floods continued to impact the province, vegetables have become scarce and prices jumped. Provincial authorities brought in vegetables from other provinces, Ms Sukanya said.
In Trang, floodwaters receded in some districts due to the absence of rain. However, three districts, including the provincial seat, were still inundated.
So far three persons had drowned in Trang.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is scheduled to visit Surat Thani Sunday to inspect flooding there.
Meanwhile in the capital, the water level of Chao Phraya river peaked at about 8am Sunday, measuring at 2.03 metres at the Pak Klong Talat flower market near Memorial Bridge, according to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) flood prevention officials.
The new round of rising tides caused hardships to ferry boat passengers while BMA officials built extra sandbag dykes on the banks to direct overflowing water to flow into the water drainage system.
Because of the rising tides, the ferry boat station at Pak Klong Talad was temporarily closed as would-be passengers were unable to access the site. (MCOT online news)
