22 more people were confirmed dead on October 20, 17 more from central province of Ayutthaya, one each from central provinces of Chainat, Sing Buri, Prachin Buri and northeastern province of Khon Kaen.

Northern province of Phichit still has the highest death toll of 47, following by central province of Nakhon Sawan, of which 37 were killed by floods.

Flash floods and mudslide were caused by the heavy monsoon since mid July.

Floods still prevail in 62 of 77 provinces, affecting about 2.8 million households and about 9.1 million people.

Of 62 hit provinces, 34, mostly in the northern and northeastern regions, have slowly been recovering.

About 74 main highways in 18 provinces are flooded and inaccessible. 18 north-bound train routes have been cancelled.