Thailand invests 400-500 billion baht in flood prevention.

According to the Bangkok Post, on October 25, the Thai cabinet will discuss a flood prevention and water resource management program aimed at preventing similar flood disasters. The cost of implementing the program is estimated at 400-500 billion baht (approximately 13-16 billion USD).

Previously, on October 24, the Thai government proposed a flood disaster recovery package worth 25 billion baht (approximately 810 million USD). This money focuses on supporting seven major industrial facilities in Thailand to resume operations within 45 days after the floodwaters recede.

Pata Shopping Center in Pin Klao district, Bangkok, was hit by floods.

The Thai government says the damage from the floods is estimated to reach 500 billion baht (US$16 billion). In industrial areas alone, the damage has already reached 381 billion baht (approximately US$12.4 billion).

According to Reuters, Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman handed over $1 million to Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra at the Flood Relief Operations Command Center at Don Muaeng Airport on October 24 to support Thailand in recovering from the natural disaster. Anifah Aman hopes to establish an ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Center at the ASEAN Summit in Bali, Indonesia, in November to help member countries respond promptly to the crisis.

To date, at least 356 people have died in Thailand due to the floods.

(According to SGGP)