15 Thai provinces hit by drought

Thailand's Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department revealed on Tuesday that 15 of the kingdom's 77 provinces have been hit by drought. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department Director-General Wibul Sanguanpong said Tuesday the long period of no rains has affected 6,768 villages in 109 districts of 15 provinces Wibul said the 15 provinces include ten northern ones - Kampaeng Phet, Lampang, Lamphun, Sukhothai, Nan, Phayao, Phitsanulok, Phrae, Uttaradit, and Chiang Rai. The rest are northeastern Loei, two central provinces - Phetchaburi and Suphan Buri - and two eastern provinces - Chanthaburi and Chachoengsao. The country has just recovered from the worst flood crisis in almost 50 years, which killed more than 800 lives and affected more than 10 million people