631 bank branches closed
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A number of 631 bank branches in eight provinces are temporarily closed on Nov 8, up by 11 from the previous day despite the resumption of services of branches in Ayutthaya and Nakhon Sawan.
According to Bank of Thailand, the number of closed branches in the two provinces dropped from peak 61 and 31 to 19 and 5 as of Nov 8. In Ayutthaya, the closed branches are mostly in flood-hit industrial estates which are under the rehabilitation process.
The number of closed bank branches in Bangkok rose by 11 from Monday to 342 branches, as floods hit Bang Bon, Phasee Charoen and Min Buri.
Fourteen branches in Samut Sakhon are also closed. Of total, 126 branches belong to Siam Commercial Bank, 99 to Krung Thai Bank and 92 to Kasikornbank.
As of Nov 8, 5,493 ATMs in 21 provinces are unplugged, including 2,107 in Bangkok.
