Death toll up in Thai floods

Death toll up in Thai floods

BANGKOK (Reuter): Up to 14 people have died in floods in
Thailand and more rain is expected, mainly in the northeast,
Interior Ministry and Meteorological Department officials said
yesterday.

The ministry estimated flood damage to crops and property so
far in this rainy season, which began in May, at around 830
million baht (US$33.2 million).

Floods had damaged 81,345 hectares of farmland, mostly in
rice-growing central and northeastern regions, Agriculture
Ministry officials said.

About 138,223 livestocks were lost or killed by the floods,
they added.