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Tue, 08/16/2011 - 10:27
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Several areas in Thai North, Northeast remain inundated
BANGKOK, August 16 (TNA) - The flooding situation in several areas in the Thai North and Northeast has remained critical, with total death toll hitting some two dozen over the past week.
According to updated figures released by the Thai Ministry of Interior's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, flood-related fatalities from the country's current round of widespread inundations, affecting 23 northern and northeastern provinces so far, have reached some 24; while one person has remained missing. The department also said that nine out of the 23-flood stricken provinces have remained inundated.
In Chiang Mai Province, for instance, the heart of the northern Thai resort city was recently hit by flash floods; while the water level in the Kham River in nearby Chiang Rai Province has been receding to normal. But local authorities warned that floods could return to the northern areas if there were heavy downpours over the next couple of days.
In Sukhothai Province, one of the country's hardest-hit flooded area, several schools have remained closed for over one week, as swelling local rivers and waterways appeared to prolong the worst floods in several years.
In other 14 provinces, recovery efforts have been continuing after floodwater has been receding. Official reports said that Thailand's current round of floods, caused by Nock-ten storm recently, have affected over 285,000 people and damaged over 720,000 acres of farmlands in the affected areas. (TNA)
According to updated figures released by the Thai Ministry of Interior's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, flood-related fatalities from the country's current round of widespread inundations, affecting 23 northern and northeastern provinces so far, have reached some 24; while one person has remained missing. The department also said that nine out of the 23-flood stricken provinces have remained inundated.
In Chiang Mai Province, for instance, the heart of the northern Thai resort city was recently hit by flash floods; while the water level in the Kham River in nearby Chiang Rai Province has been receding to normal. But local authorities warned that floods could return to the northern areas if there were heavy downpours over the next couple of days.
In Sukhothai Province, one of the country's hardest-hit flooded area, several schools have remained closed for over one week, as swelling local rivers and waterways appeared to prolong the worst floods in several years.
In other 14 provinces, recovery efforts have been continuing after floodwater has been receding. Official reports said that Thailand's current round of floods, caused by Nock-ten storm recently, have affected over 285,000 people and damaged over 720,000 acres of farmlands in the affected areas. (TNA)
