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More than 100 people have been killed after heavy rains and flooding struck parts of Thailand and India, affecting millions, according to local authorities and media reports on Tuesday.
In Thailand, flooding has killed 23 people and affected more than 2.6 million across 29 provinces and Bangkok, The Nation reported, citing the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
The department’s latest report, issued at 6 a.m. Tuesday, said flooding was continuing in 167 districts, 890 subdistricts and 5,077 villages. A total of 940,300 households had been affected.
Flooding continues in parts of Thailand
Water levels were rising in 14 provinces, remained stable in six provinces and Bangkok, and were receding in nine others, the department said.
Bangkok was among the worst-hit areas after days of intense rainfall flooded roads and residential neighborhoods. Local authorities continued pumping water from affected areas as the rain eased.
Deaths and damage reported in northern India
In India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state, at least 81 people were killed and 62 injured between Sept. 25 and 27, The Times of India reported, citing the state Relief Commissioner’s Office.
At least 2,254 houses were damaged and 154 animals died, while authorities continued assessing losses to crops.
Uttar Pradesh received an average of 66.5 millimeters of rain over 48 hours, compared with the normal 7.6 millimeters, according to the report. The rainfall was 775% above normal, while 56 of the state’s 75 districts recorded “large excess” rainfall.
In Myanmar, at least one person was declared dead and more than a dozen remained missing amid flooding in the southern Tanintharyi Region, the Myanmar Now outlet reported.
