Flood death toll rises to 140

Flooding has now affected 1.9 million people in 23 provinces. The disaster has already claimed 140 lives with two other victims reported missing.

According to relevant authorities, flooding has ravaged 230 staterun medical facilities and more than 1,700 state schools.

Wiboon Sanguanpong, director-general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Departmentsaid, the flood risk would be getting higher in the Northeast between September 26 and September 28. A lowpressure ridge is expected to bring heavy downpours to the region during that period.

The Nation