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Thailand's flood death toll rises to 227
BANGKOK, Nov 16 - Thailand's flood death toll rose to 227 on Tuesday, and the government centre helping flood victims pledged to compensate all victims in 38 provinces within this month.
Wiboon Sanguanpong, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, confirmed as of Tuesday 227 people had died in flooding in 28 provinces -- 77 in the central region, 50 in the Northeast, 25 in the North, three in the East and 72 in the South.
The families of the dead will receive additional financial aid under state regulations, said Mr Wiboon.
Fifty-one provinces overall have been impacted by flooding which began Oct 10, affecting more than 8.6 million people. The floods in 35 provinces have eased and restoration work has begun, while floodwaters remain in 16 provinces, with 1.4 million people being affected.
Meanwhile, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office Satit Wonghnongtoey, director of the centre to help flood victims, reaffirmed Tuesday that by the end of November, Bt5,000 initial compensation payments will have been paid to all flood victims in 38 provinces where surveys on the damages have been conducted.
So far 520,000 people already received compensation via the Government Savings Bank, said Mr Satit, adding that the distribution of compensation to the rest victims will be completed
within this month.
For the flooding in southern provinces, the centre initially reported that 330,000 households are likely to be compensated, but the flood situation there is still unstable with more damages occurring in Surat Thani, Chumphon and Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Nearly one million households -- 950,000 family units -- are expected to be compensated, said the minister. The government however has prepared an overall central budget to provide help to one million households.
Regarding the landslides in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Chawang district, the centre director said he has instructed the Department of Mineral Resources to inspect the incidents, while the governor and district chief have ordered the evacuation of local residents from the area which is now under the supervision of experts. (MCOT online news)
Wiboon Sanguanpong, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, confirmed as of Tuesday 227 people had died in flooding in 28 provinces -- 77 in the central region, 50 in the Northeast, 25 in the North, three in the East and 72 in the South.
The families of the dead will receive additional financial aid under state regulations, said Mr Wiboon.
Fifty-one provinces overall have been impacted by flooding which began Oct 10, affecting more than 8.6 million people. The floods in 35 provinces have eased and restoration work has begun, while floodwaters remain in 16 provinces, with 1.4 million people being affected.
Meanwhile, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office Satit Wonghnongtoey, director of the centre to help flood victims, reaffirmed Tuesday that by the end of November, Bt5,000 initial compensation payments will have been paid to all flood victims in 38 provinces where surveys on the damages have been conducted.
So far 520,000 people already received compensation via the Government Savings Bank, said Mr Satit, adding that the distribution of compensation to the rest victims will be completed
within this month.
For the flooding in southern provinces, the centre initially reported that 330,000 households are likely to be compensated, but the flood situation there is still unstable with more damages occurring in Surat Thani, Chumphon and Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Nearly one million households -- 950,000 family units -- are expected to be compensated, said the minister. The government however has prepared an overall central budget to provide help to one million households.
Regarding the landslides in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Chawang district, the centre director said he has instructed the Department of Mineral Resources to inspect the incidents, while the governor and district chief have ordered the evacuation of local residents from the area which is now under the supervision of experts. (MCOT online news)
