Thailand: Flood relief spending to hit over US$600 million; bad weather continues to haunt country

BANGKOK, Oct 16 (Vietnam News/ANN): The Thai government plans to spend at least 23 billion THB (US$610 million) to help those affected by recent flooding.

According to deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek, at a cabinet meeting this week, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered all related agencies to speed up efforts to take care of victims of ongoing floods around the country.

PM Prayut affirmed that the government has prepared a flood relief budget initially estimated at 23 billion THB, which will be taken from the central budget for fiscal 2023.

He said overall spending on a flood relief budget could not be determined until details of flood damage are supplied by all related agencies.

Heavy seasonal rains again pounded much of Thailand on October 9, causing continued widespread…