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BANGKOK: The death toll from flooding in Thailand has hit 170, the country's Ministry of Public Health reported, an increase of eight from Saturday (Nov 29), and 102 injuries. Songkhla Province had the highest number of fatalities at 131.
Thailand’s government on Monday announced new relief measures for victims of one of the country’s worst floods in decades, weeks before an anticipated call for snap elections.
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Residents said they had not received clear warnings from local authorities as the incessant rains swelled water levels.
Thai authorities forcibly returned to Vietnam the prominent Montagnard human rights activist Y Quynh Bdap, putting him at risk of torture and other serious abuses.
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BANGKOK -- The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at least 145, officials said Friday, as receding waters started to reveal devastating damage across the region.