Million families face flood havoc
Cabinet budgets B5bn in cash help for victims
- Published: 27/10/2010 at 10:09 AM
- Newspaper section: News
The number of families affected by the floods which have wreaked so much havoc across the country looks set to soar from the present 580,000 to over a million, the prime minister says.
Walking the planks: Commuters walk across planks at the skytrain’s Saphan Taksin station during the high tide yesterday morning. City Hall made the temporary walkways and piled sandbags to hold back water from the Chao Phraya River. WISIT THAMNGERN
The cabinet yesterday set aside 5 billion baht in financial aid to be distributed to flood victims in 29 provinces.
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