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	The department announced that drought that continued since October has hit 123 districts.</div>
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	Chatchai Promlert, the director general of the department, said caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has instructed his department to coordinate with other government agencies concerned to provide help to affected residents of the 6,391 villages.</div>
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Drought hits 6,391 villages in 25 provinces

Over 1,000 Thai protesters accuse World Bank and IMF of favouring the rich on October 15

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Drought hits 6,391 villages in 25 provinces

Drought has hit 6,391 villages in 25 provinces, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department Thursday.

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