Thailand's flood death toll reaches 621
A total of 621 people were confirmed dead and three others were missing in the floods that have inundated the upper part of Thailand for about four months, the country's Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Tuesday.
Six more people were confirmed dead on Monday in the central provinces of Phitsanulok and Nakhon Pathom.
Ayutthaya has the highest death toll where 110 people were killed in the floods, followed by Nakhon Sawan where 72 people were killed.
Floods were caused by the heavy monsoon "Nock-Ten" and overflow from several dams in upper part of the country since mid-July.
On Monday, floods still prevailed in 15 of 77 provinces and affected about 4.9 million people from 1.8 million households.
The flood have affected a total of 4 million households and about 13.4 million people in 64 of 77 provinces since July 25.
Editor: Bi Mingxin
English.news.cn 2011-11-29 16:47:19 FeedbackPrintRSS
BANGKOK, Nov. 29 (Xinhua)
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