The water is finally receding, but the toll from Thailand’s worst flooding in more than half a century is heavy, including in this inundated market in Bangkok.
The floods began in late July, fed by heavy monsoon rains and a series of tropical storms. The floodwaters swamped entire towns as they moved south through the country’s heartland to Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand. More than two-thirds of Thailand’s 77 provinces and one in five of the country’s 64 million people have been affected.
The Thai government said yesterday that the death toll has reached 602, the majority from drowning. It said 17 provinces are currently being affected.
The situation has improved dramatically in recent days, and cleanup has begun in many areas, though some still face weeks more underwater.
– Associated Press
The floods began in late July, fed by heavy monsoon rains and a series of tropical storms. The floodwaters swamped entire towns as they moved south through the country’s heartland to Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand. More than two-thirds of Thailand’s 77 provinces and one in five of the country’s 64 million people have been affected.
The Thai government said yesterday that the death toll has reached 602, the majority from drowning. It said 17 provinces are currently being affected.
The situation has improved dramatically in recent days, and cleanup has begun in many areas, though some still face weeks more underwater.
– Associated Press
