Thailand flood death toll since September 16 rises to 71, Interior Ministry says

BANGKOK, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Thailand’s Interior Ministry ​said ‌on Monday that the death toll ‌from ​floods ⁠since September 16 ⁠has risen to 71.

Between September 16 ​to October 12, ⁠flooding ⁠occurred in ​51 provinces, the ​ministry said.

Currently, 21 ‌provinces have areas that are ⁠still affected by floods, including ⁠Bangkok. A ‌total ⁠of 908,000 households ​have ‌been affected, ​the ⁠ministry said.

(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by David ​Stanway)