Severe flooding has wreaked havoc and caused much damage across the country.
_ 30 provinces in all regions except the South are inundated._ 2.34 million people in over 760,000 homes have been hit.
_ 253 people have been killed in flood-related accidents and four others are missing.
_ Over 8.6 million rai of farmland has been damaged and 9.9 million cattle and economic animals affected.
_ Sections of 214 roads - 60 highways in 17 provinces and 154 rural roads in 28 provinces - are under water.
_ 12 provinces in the Central plains and Eastern Seaboard face the threat of heavy rain and overflowing rivers: Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi, and Trat.
Emergency numbers
Highway Department 1586
Railways 1690
Highway Police 1193
Medical help 1669
Disaster relief 1784
Source: 24/7 Emergency Operations Centre for Floods, Storms and Landslides
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