Floods killed hundreds of people in Southeast Asia

Yesterday (10/10), the latest report shows the total number of people killed since the worst flooding occurred on consecutive days through Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam were up to 500 people.

In Thailand, the death toll for the worst floods in the past few decades has increased to 269 people.Thousands of soldiers have been mobilized to the affected area to conduct the rescue. Yingluck Shinawatra Prime Minister described the current situation is "serious crisis". She said Thailand's only two days before having to cope with tropical waves followed, but stressed the situation was still under control.

The monks wading in floodwaters province Ayutthaya, Thailand. (Photo: AFP)

"It is not necessary to proclaim a disaster area, because we can continue to handle the situation," Thai Prime Minister told reporters a day after the postponement of his visit to Singapore and Malaysia, to remain in track situation. She said that the flood will be built in several locations in the north and east of Bangkok.

In neighboring Cambodia, an official said the death toll since the most serious floods in the past decade has increased to 207, including 83 children. Vietnam has also reported 24 people died from flooding in the Mekong Delta. AFP that, many rice crops were damaged or completely destroyed in Southeast Asia because of the effects of flooding.

A Cambodian woman holding baby wading in flood water in Kandal province, 20km from the capital Phnom Penh to the east. (Photo: AFP)

Back in Thailand, floods have damaged many houses and affecting the livelihoods of millions of people, especially farmers in all three quarters of the province of Thailand. Through measures such as placing sandbags along the river Chao Phraya, Thai people are maximum effort to prevent water flow into low areas of Bangkok, is home to 12 million people.

"We are confident Bangkok will control the situation," Narong Jirasubkunakorn, a senior official in Bangkok said authorities. "We have 113 observers to monitor the flooding. The time at each station are reported in the normal range. "

Mr. Narong Jirasubkunakorn say that countries must pass through the canal and is pumped out to sea to ease the situation in the northern provinces were affected, with water depth of several meters. In the ancient capital of Ayutthaya in Thailand, about 80km from the capital Bangkok upstream, many ancient temples and the area flooded industrial plants and submerged in floodwaters.

A large amount of flood water expected to flow into Bangkok in mid-October, while high tide would flood the sea water more difficult. But officials say they are confident to deal with the situation.