Floods in northern Thailand seen as test for new prime minister
BANGKOK - Northern Thailand's worst floods in years are causing significant damage, and experts say this could be the first real test for the country's new prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
The floods, caused by seasonal monsoon rain in August, have killed at least 22 people, injured others and damaged upwards of 30,000 homes across more than a dozen provinces, authorities said on August 26.
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