Flash floods killed three people and 11 others were missing in northern Thailand but flood waters were receding in some areas hit by heavy weekend rains, officials said on Sunday, according to Reuters. The raging water damaged bridges and homes, inundated farmland and ruined crops in the northern provinces of Mae Hong Son, Phayao, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Nan and Lampang, said Somnuk Mulraksa with the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. "There is no heavy rain in the area now, so the situation should get better," he said, although high water levels could still threaten low-lying areas in neighbouring provinces. In worst-hit Mae Hong Son province which borders Myanmar, a villager died in hospital on Saturday after she was badly injured and nearly swept away by the water. Authorities were also trying to identify two bodies found in the province's Pang Ma Pha district, Somnuk said. At least 29 people were injured in Mae Hong Son and rescue teams were searching for 11 others missing in the province.
