BANGKOK (AFP) - – The worst floods to hit parts of Thailand in decades have left at least 56 people dead, officials said Tuesday.
Bangkok is on standby with thousands of sandbags and pumps as flood water from the north runs downstream and could coincide with high tide, but so far no major flooding has been reported in the capital.
The authorities estimate that about 2.8 million people across the country have been affected, with homes submerged and farmland or cattle destroyed.
On Monday the death toll had stood at 41, according to the Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand, mostly in central and eastern areas of the country. Read more at http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20101026/tap-thailand-weather-flood-c8d5519.html
Bangkok is on standby with thousands of sandbags and pumps as flood water from the north runs downstream and could coincide with high tide, but so far no major flooding has been reported in the capital.
The authorities estimate that about 2.8 million people across the country have been affected, with homes submerged and farmland or cattle destroyed.
On Monday the death toll had stood at 41, according to the Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand, mostly in central and eastern areas of the country. Read more at http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20101026/tap-thailand-weather-flood-c8d5519.html
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