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BANGKOK, Nov 10 -The number of flood-related deaths rose to 205 across
the country from Oct 10 until the present.
According to the authorities, the death toll from flooding in the upper
part of the country was recorded at 140 and 18 provinces remained under
water. Flooding in the South triggered by heavy rain has left 65 persons
dead since October 30 and 12 provinces remained flooded. In the southern province of Surat Thani, the flood situation becomes
worse as the Tapee River flooded two more districts of Ban Na Doem and
Phunphin, raising the total number of inundated districts to six
including Phrasaeng, Wiang Sa, Ban Na San, Khian Sa, Ban Na Doem and
Phunphin so far. The flood water level in Ban Na Doem and Phunphin is 1-1.5-metre deep.
Emergency workers have evacuated some 50 villagers in areas at risk for
landslides to a school which was prepared as a safe haven from the
floods, Tha Chana district chief Surinyan Chirasuntorn said. Residents of Vibhavadi district were urged to move out from areas at
risk to safe places. However, some villagers in these flood-hit
districts have stayed at home to keep watch over their valuables that
are not portable. Meanwhile, Satit Wonghnongtaey, PM's Office Minister, in capacity as
chairman of committee to follow up assistance to flood victims conceded
that there is some delay in compensating about 630,000 people affected
by flooding in the northeastern and central regions. Mr Satit said he would assign the committee secretary to ask governors
of flood-hit provinces to speed up gathering the names of flood victims
and submit to the committee, so compensation can be completed by the end
of this month. The process can begin immediately after the names
are handed into the committee. Since the flood began receding, only 10,000 people have received the
payments so far. The committee expected about 1,000,000 households
comprising some 630,000 families in upper Thailand and some 300,000 in
the South are eligible for compensation. The committee will expedite disbursement of the money to 150,000
households this week. Rehabilitation work will start in Nakhon Sawan on Nov 12 and after that
it will be held in Lop Buri and other provinces where floods have
receded, he said. The first arrangement of rehabilitation operations will be done in
provinces, which have already submitted the names of flood victims. The committee will invite governors of 50 flood-affected provinces to
attend a meeting and will ask them to gather names and quickly submit to
the committee, Satit said. (MCOT online news)
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