Four people have died in Bangkok following heavy rainfall and widespread flooding, according to a government announcement on Tuesday, bringing the number of flood-related deaths across Thailand since mid-September to 23.
Authorities estimate that around 700,000 people have been affected in the capital, where parts of the city remained flooded three days after a citywide state of emergency was declared.
Schools closed and thousands in shelters
The emergency declaration followed almost 48 hours of continuous rainfall.
Schools remained closed for a second day on Tuesday, while nearly 7,000 people were staying in more than 230 shelters across Bangkok, according to city authorities.
Flooding has affected 29 of Thailand’s 77 provinces.
Of the 23 deaths recorded nationally, four were in Bangkok, eight in Samut Prakan, between the capital and the coast, and six in the eastern province of Sa Kaeo.
The remaining deaths occurred in Chanthaburi, southeast of Bangkok, as well as Ayutthaya and Saraburi, north of the capital.
