Southern flood death toll rises to 95
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The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department Monday revised the death toll related to flooding in 12 southern provinces to 95.
Chatchai Promlert, the director general of the department, said three persons were still missing in the flooding incident.
He said the floods affected 1.8 million people from 587,544 families in 6,307 villages in 129 districts.
Chatchai added that parts of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Songkhla and Phatthalung were still inundated.
He said the authorities are now helping flood victims in Ranong, Krabi, Trang, Chum Phon, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Yala, Narathiat, and Pattani to rehabilitate the flooded areas.
