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Dry weather hits 35 provinces

A total of 35 provinces have been hit by the seasonal drought but authorities say they are better prepared this year with backup water supplies.

People in as many as 25,014 villages are currently being affected by dry conditions, according to Chatchai Promlert, the director-general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.

Mr Chatchai said Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra had ordered state agencies to be prepared in advance for dry conditions, which occur with varying degrees of severity nearly every year between January and May.

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    Discussion 2 : 24 Feb 2013 at 02.232

    Nice to see the government are remaining consistent in their management of the country.

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    Discussion 1 : 23 Feb 2013 at 23.251

    The dictatorship of the fugitive managed to cause the worst floods we ever seen, now their incompetence are creating some of the worst droughts we have seen. Thaksin thinks, Thailand sinks.

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