Death toll reaches 373; two more killed in Nonthaburi

Meanwhile, two people were electrocuted to death while they were wading through flood waters to get relief provisions in Nonthanburi’s Bang Bua Thong district.
In Kalasin, governor Wiroj Jiwarangsan yesterday ordered the evacuation of another five villages on the banks of the Chi River in Kamalasai and Khong Chai districts, because another 57 million cubic metres was expected to hit them later yesterday. Officials couldn’t repair the cracks in a floodwall due to strong currents. Highway 214 (Kalasin-Roi Et) was also closed.
In Nonthaburi, the inner city area was inundated yesterday morning, while Sanambin Nam Road from Wat Tamnak Tai-Wat Chaengsiri-samphan, to Phra Nangklao Hospital intersection is under 20-30 centimetres of water. Flats housing Royal Thai Army Quartermaster Department officials were under 1.5 metres of water, while the flooding on Sanambin Nam Road posed a threat to Nonthaburi’s two main arteries; Rattanathibet and Tiwanon roads.
In Lop Buri, water in the Chai Nat-Pasak Canal had dropped by 1.5m, while the floods in Ban Mi, Tha Wung and Muang districts were seen to be receding by 30-40cm, though roads remained impassable for small vehicles. Kittisak Supapong, kamnan of Ban Mi district’s Tambon Ban Chee, said all flood-affected households there had received relief items at least 30 times, and urged those who had not received any help to step forward so authorities could investigate the matter.
The Royal Irrigation Department said yesterday the Chao Phraya in Nakhon Sawan was moving at 3,850 cubic metres/second, and in Chai Nat at 3,330 cubic metres/second.