Thai Flood death toll reaches 652, 3 missing

A total of 652 people were confirmed dead and three people were missing in the floods that have inundated the upper part of the country for about four months, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Wednesday. 31 more people were confirmed dead on Tuesday in central province of Ayutthaya and Sing Buri. Ayutthaya has the highest death toll where 139 people were killed by flood, following by Nakhon Sawan, of which 72 people were killed. Floods were caused by the heavy monsoon "Nock-Ten" and overflow from several dams in upper part of the country since mid July. On Wednesday, floods still prevail in 15 of 77 provinces and are affecting about 4.8 million people from 1.8 million households The flood have affected about 4.0 million households and about 13.4 million people in 64 of 77 provinces since July 25.