BANGKOK, Sept 21 (NNN-TNA) – Twenty-two provinces in Thailand have been severely affected by flash floods, due to tropical storm Noul, said a senior government official yesterday.
The flash floods and excessive rainwater, caused by the tropical storm, covering all regions of the country, damaged infrastructures, farms, villages and other property in 22 provinces, over the last few days, said Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Director General, Chayaphol Thitisak.
Some 1,400 households in 224 villages, in these provinces, have been damaged, due to the tropical storm, which has caused the flash floods and flowing rainwater, as well as, high tides in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea, according to the DDPM.– NNN-TNA
