BANGKOK, Oct 8 — Flooding across 21 Thai provinces and parts of Bangkok has affected more than 3.13 million people, with the cumulative death toll rising to 44 since September 16.
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Director-General Nirat Pongsitthaworn said heavy rain and water flowing south from the northern region had contributed to the ongoing flooding, which has affected more than 1.14 million households.
“As of 6am Thursday, flooding was reported in 110 districts, 927 subdistricts and 6,928 villages, while 329,000 households in Bangkok were affected,” he said in a statement published on the department’s official Facebook page on Thursday.
Nirat said water levels were rising in seven provinces — Sing Buri, Suphan Buri, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, Samut Songkhram and Chachoengsao — while falling in 10 others and remaining stable in four.
