Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visited flooded areas of northern Thailand Sunday, and said the governmeng was also monitoring conditions for Thais living in the path of a hurricane hitting the eastern United States, according to dpa. Yingluck, who took office August 5, led a disaster-assessment team to the Bang Rakam and Phrom Phiram districts in the northern province of Phitsanulok. She was accompanied by Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri, who said free medical services were being provided by more than 300 mobile teams of doctors. He said more than 50,000 people had been affected by water-borne diseases due to the floods. About 50 deaths have been attributed to the monsoon flooding in Phitsanulok and 15 other provinces declared flood disaster zones. Train service has been disrupted since Saturday in northern Thailand due to the flooding. The prime minister was scheduled to visit flood-affected regions of Udon Thani province later on Sunday. The Meteorology Department warned that heavy rains were likely to continue Monday, with flash floods expected in mountainous areas.
