Flood death toll rises to 34

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said Thursday (Aug 17) that massive flooding in 44 provinces since July 5 to August 16 has claimed 34 lives.

 

Departmenr’s director-general Chatchai Promlert said heavy monsoon rains from July 5 to August 16 have resulted in massive flooding in 44 provinces, 302 districts, 1,689 Tambon, 13,673 villages, and 43 communities.

 

The massive flooding has wreaked havoc to 583,448 households, comprising 1,850,403 people. Thirty-four people have died from the flooding, and 2,754 houses were damaged, 2,401 roads submerged, and 111 bridges damaged.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/flood-death-toll-rises-34/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-08-18

Thai PBS don't forget to copy and paste this story to your desktop so you can find it easily for next years flood story.

 

Just have to change the statistics a little bit.

 

 

Hmmm luckily we are prepared then!