Monsoon flooding kills at least 16 across Thailand and Myanmar, over a million affected
Monsoon rains have killed at least eight people in Thailand and eight more in Myanmar since mid-September, with between 20 and 30 additional people reported missing in Myanmar's Tanintharyi region. In Thailand, more than 1.7 million people across 27 provinces have been affected, while Bangkok experienced its fourth consecutive day of flooding on Monday.
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Heavy monsoon rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government confirmed on Monday, as the capital Bangkok faced its fourth consecutive day of flooding. At least eight more deaths have been confirmed in neighbouring Myanmar, according to AFP. The Thai casualties occurred in three eastern provinces beginning on 16 September, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, though no deaths were reported in Bangkok itself.
More than 500,000 households and 1.7 million people across 27 provinces have been affected by the flooding following an intense weather system in the region. In Bangkok, schools were closed and authorities advised residents to work from home where possible, which resulted in noticeably quieter roads and public transport. The interior ministry reported that more than 80,000 people were unable to leave their homes on Monday, including residents of an apartment complex in the eastern Bang Kapi district who described water reaching neck height and having to rely on food handouts and candles after losing electricity.
In Myanmar, 20 to 30 people remained missing in the Tanintharyi region, AFP reported, as the flooding continued to affect both countries.
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