BANGKOK, Sept. 21 2011-09-21 18:01:35(Xinhua) — A total of 130 people were confirmed dead and two people were missing in the floods that have inundated upper part of the country for nearly two months, the authority said on Wednesday.
The floods still prevail in 24 provinces, mostly in the northern, north eastern and central part of the country, according to the report of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, released on Wednesday.
Altogether more than 1.9 million people in 165 districts were affected by the floods, it said.
The flood caused by monsoon which have prevailed over the country, the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
Meanwhile, the National Disaster Warning Centre on Wednesday morning issued an advisory for people in 14 districts of central province of Petchabun, northeastern province of Loei, central province of Phitsanulok, Chantaburi and Trat and northeastern province of Khon Kaen to brace for flooding on Wednesday and Thursday.
Moreover, people living near hillsides and waterways should prepare for possible flash flooding, the department warned.
The department estimates that about 2,300 quare metres of farmland have been hit by flood.