The Thaiger
Thai floods recede to 16 provinces, with 64 deaths where water remains
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Flooding across Thailand has pulled back to 16 provinces and Bangkok, and the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation counts 64 deaths in the areas that remain under water.
Key facts
- Flooding across Thailand has pulled back to 16 provinces and Bangkok, and the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation counts 64 deaths in the areas that remain under water.
- That figure is not a running national total
- It stood at 67 on October 16, when 20 provinces were listed, and at 52 on October 7, when there were 27.
- The department said at 6am on Friday, October 23, that water still covered 60 districts, 432 subdistricts and 2,988 villages, affecting 375,726 households and 1,131,401 people
Summary
That figure is not a running national total. The department counts deaths in the provinces it currently lists as flooded, so the number falls as provinces come off the list rather than only rising.
It stood at 67 on October 16, when 20 provinces were listed, and at 52 on October 7, when there were 27.