Floods hit Thai provinces

Floods hit Thai provinces

BANGKOK (AFP): Some 100,000 Thais were recovering yesterday
from the havoc wreaked by Depression Amy -- a downgraded tropical
storm which submerged 15,500 hectares of Thailand's northern and
central provinces.

At least three people were reported killed and several others
missing after the heavy rains and flash floods swept through
eight provinces and reached heights of two meters.

A Thai Interior Ministry official said that 97 roads and 79
bridges had been made impassable by the flood waters.

In Lampang province, 699 kilometers from Bangkok, mudslides
killed at least one national park official, according to Radio
Thailand. Two other officials were reported missing, it said.