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Wall St ends up

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged jumped 102.55 points, or 0.90 per cent overnight to close at 11,518.85.

The S&P 500 rose 11.71 points, or 0.98 per cent at 1,207.25. The Nasdaq gained 21.70 points, or 0.84 per cent, to end at 2,604.73.

Most key S&P sectors closed higher, led by financials and industrials stocks, while utilities shares fell.

Meanwhile, gold prices closed at USD1,683.42 an ounce, while crude oil settled at USD84.88 a barrel.

Ref: The Nation

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Nakhon Sawan and Ayutthaya still in flood crisis

Nakhon Sawan Municipality mayor Jitkasem Nirojthanarat on Wednesday said the flood remained at critical level.

Raging torrent from Ping River submerged the town, markets, key economic centres and government installations, he said.

The persisted inundation is partly attributed to the fact that the water could not be emptied into the Chao Phraya River, which remain at critical level too.

In Ayutthaya, provincial governor Witthaya Phewphong said the water was rising from the already critical level.

Witthaya said the provincial authorities were focusing on relief operations for flood victims.
At the provincial administrative centre, 10 temporary kitchens were set up to cook and distribute ready-to-eat meals. Other 20 kitchens were located in 11 districts.

Ref: The Nation
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Nakhon Sawan totally submerged

Nakhon Sawan municipality's last defence collapsed. The city is now totally submerged.
The province governor has declared the disaster area so that emergency fund can be immediately used to repair the damages and help evacuuate residents to high grounds.
Meanwhile the run-off water has breached nearly all dykes in Pathum Thani. The flood is 1-1.5 metres deep in some areas. If all the dykes and flood gates in Pathum Thani are totally breached, the torrent will rage into Pakkret, Nonthaburi worsening the already bad situation there.

On the eastern front, several areas of Nong Chok, Lat Krabang and Min Buri are seeing rising water and within a day the flood will be out of control. Already some housing estates are under the water.

Ref: Bangkok Post

 

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