04-08-2017 11:22 via yahoo.com

Thailand opposition figure accuses junta of neglecting flood-hit northeast

By Amy Sawitta LefevreBANGKOK (Reuters) - Floods have killed 27 people in Thailand, stoking tension in the politically divided country, with an opposition figure on Friday accusing the ruling junta of being slow to respond to the disaster.Ten of Thailand's 77 provinces have been inundated in the middle of the annual rainy season, causing damage estimated at $300 million, with the northeastern stronghold of the Shinawatra political family particularly hard-hit."Supporters in the northeast felt th
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