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Over three million people have been affected after heavy downpours caused riverbanks to burst, sparking the worst floods in decades.Homes and hospitals have been swamped with water and there have been reports of roads and railways being cut off in the northern province of Lopburi.Bangkok has not been seriously affected yet but flood-barriers and pumps are on standby. The worrying period will return at the beginning of next month Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. The Thai government has released 283 million Baht £5.9m in aid to help buy boats, mobile toilets, sandbags and tents for victims.Prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has voiced concerns that the worst is still ahead as tidal levels are expected to rise again.”The worrying period will return at the beginning of next month,” said Mr Vejjajiva. “We will keep an eye on the situation closely.”Victims in northern parts of Thailand have travelled in boats and waded through water to collect aid parcels. Four million sandbags have been used along stretches of the Chao Phrya river to try and stop water reaching the capital – Bangkok lies only two metres above sea level.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon expressed his “deep profound sympathy” to the flood victims and added: “It is a stark reminder of the reality of climate change.”
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