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Floods in Thailand kill 23 as more storms loom
Thai authorities said Tuesday that floods have killed more than 20 people and affected areas across the country over the past two weeks, though experts say there is little risk of a repeat of the devastation that occurred during record floods two years ago
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hai authorities said Tuesday that floods have killedmore than 20 people and affected areas across the country over the past twoweeks, though experts say there is little risk of a repeat of the devastationthat occurred during record floods two years ago.
Thirty-two out of 77 provinces have experienced flooding since mid-September and 23 people have been killed, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said in a report, adding that 25 provinces still have flooding.
It said more than 2.8 million people were affected by the floodwaters and 15,254 had been evacuated from their homes. Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi said Thailand was not at risk from the remnants of Tropical Storm Wutip, which reached the northeast on Tuesday. However, he said the country should be ready for other storms.
