Floods kill two more people in Thailand

BANGKOK, August 9 (TNA) - Two more deaths have been reported in Sukothai province, bringing the flood death toll in Thailand's north and northeast to at least 22 as of Tuesday.

In Muang Sukhothai district where the two deaths were reported, floodwaters continued to affect local livelihoods and mitigation efforts. Water levels in nearby Sawankhalok and Sri Samrong districts however already began to subside.

So far, four people in the province had been killed in the week’s flooding.

In Phitsanulok province, the situation remained critical in Phrom Phiram district. Houses and vast areas of paddy fields remain submerged, while local roads were completely cut off.

The overflowing Yom River also breached sections of a local irrigation canal there.

In Uttaradit province, floodwaters were measured above 2 meters deep with local communities continuing to strive in isolation.

Over 40,000 rai or some 64 square kilometers of paddy fields in the area also remain submerged.

In Nakhon Sawan province, local officials endeavoured to install flood prevention dykes and water-pumps to drain out run-offs and prevent flooding due to rising waters in the Chao Phraya River.

Waterfront residents were warned to stay alert for evacuation. (TNA)