At least 100 feared dead as floods hit north
More than 100 people in Uttaradit were feared dead on Tuesday following deadly flash floods, mudslides and landslides.
Uttaradit publichealth chief Dr Boonriang Chuchaisaengrat called for rescue workers with experiences in handling a large number of victim bodies, just like in 2004 tsunami disaster, to help keep records of the floodvictim bodies while waiting for their relatives to come forward. "About 30 bodies are already retrieved but we expect to retrieve some 70 more during the next three days," he said. The flash floods and landslides turned many areas of this northern province into a scene of tragedy, causing deaths, injuries and damages to a great extent. "Hundreds of people are hospitalised," Boonriang said.
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