Eleven provinces of Thailand declared ‘flood-disaster’ zones to date

BANGKOK, 19 September 2012 (NNT) – A total of 11 provinces across the country have been declared flood-disaster zones.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Director-General Wiboon Sanguanpong said on Tuesday that, to date, the 11 provinces declared as flood-disaster zones include Lampang, Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, Chainat, Suphan Buri, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Chaiyaphum and Prachinburi.

Mr. Wiboon said that, currently, 142,537 members of 57,729 households in 43 districts have fallen victim to the latest flood.

At the same time, 40 districts in 4 provinces including Buriram, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Surat Thani, remain drought-disaster zones where 307,140 households have been affected by the shortage of rain.

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