482 bank branches closed
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A number of 482 bank branches are closed as of Nov 2, an increase by 46 from the previous day as floods started to ravage the eastern and western districts of Bangkok - Ram Indra and Bang Khae.
According to the Bank of Thailand, the bank branches are located in 8 provinces. Of total, 196 are in Bangkok, 154 in Pathum Thani and 69 in Nonthaburi.
Despite the increasing number of closed branches, the central bank said that it represented a small number of all bank branches - 5,823 nationwide and 2,719 in Greater Bangkok.
A number of 4,506 ATMs in 22 provinces are unplugged, an increase by 118 from the previous day. Those in Pathum Thani constituted the biggest portion, 1,426; followed by 1,333 in Bangkok and 732 in Nonthaburi.
