Bhumisak Rasri said the damages would dent the country’s gross domestic product by about 0.04 per cent, or Bt3.64 billion. “There were about Bt3.59 billion in crop damages, Bt53.47 million for fisheries and Bt1.38 million for livestock,” Bhumisak said. “We followed the water situation since the beginning of the rainy season via various channels. “Since then, we have followed the situation closely as we were worried that floods would hit,” she said. Close monitoring of the water situation allowed many residents to move their belongings to higher ground in time as they were sure that their areas would be swamped by floodwaters.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 09, 2017 18:00 UTC